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Dragon Jars and Lotus Bowls

in Dragon Jars / by AdminArts
April 28, 2019

Upcoming Programs for Dragon Jars & Lotus Bowls

at the Museum of Vancouver

Saturday, June 1st, 11am

Dragon Jars & Lotus Bowls talk and tour of the exhibit in the Studio Gallery. Asian ceramic specialist Michael Chen will walk through the exhibit, highlighting a variety of ceramic types and design motifs, including the magnificent Dragon jars. Michael will identify special ceramics from the collection from popular blue and white examples to delightful small animal figures.

Sunday, June 9th, 1pm to 3pm

Julie Grundvig, education specialist, will provide an opportunity to explore Asian ceramic treasures and decorate your own ceramic ware with traditional or personal designs. Your ceramic creation is yours to take home. Free Program, all materials provided. The program is for anyone of any age; families welcome.

​Saturday, July 6th, 11am

Dragon Jars & Lotus Bowls talk and tour of the exhibit in the Studio Gallery. Asian ceramic specialist Michael Chen will walk through the exhibit, highlighting a variety of ceramic types and design motifs, including the magnificent Dragon jars. Michael will identify special ceramics from the collection from popular blue and white examples to delightful small animal figures.

The Art of the Brush

in Art of the Brush / by AdminArts
February 23, 2019

Sunken Treasures Exhibition Programs

in Sunken Treasures / by AdminArts
July 31, 2018

Sunken Treasures: An exhibition of ceramics from shipwrecks found in Pacific seas

Cargoes from shipwrecks, filled with silk, tea, spices and prized Chinese and Southeast Asian ceramics, attest to the vigour of trade and the rich cultural history of the Asian region. Trade flourished from the 14th to 19th centuries. Chinese junks and Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish and English galleons were among the many ships actively plying the South China Sea, the Manila to Acapulco route and beyond, forming a ‘Maritime Silk Road’.

Ships laden with ceramics, and the especially esteemed blue and white porcelain, tell the story of wares highly valued throughout Asia, the Middle East and eventually Europe. Known for their beauty and utility, Asian ceramics offered a wide variety of forms, glazes and designs popular centuries ago and still popular today.

The Sunken Treasures exhibition presents shipwreck ceramics: snapshots in time that expand our knowledge and appreciation of cultural treasures from long ago, retrieved only recently from the bottom of the sea.

 

Written in Wax: Batik as Cultural Encounter

Batik, or wax resist textile patterning, is a diffusion story fashioned by settlement, trade, and cultural exchange across Asia to Turkestan to Europe to Africa. While batiks dating from the fifth-sixth centuries CE have been discovered in Egypt and China, its origins may be much earlier. Its traditional practice is rich with symbolism, ritual, and meaning, with local makers introducing innovations and adapting motifs over centuries. Jean Kares takes a cross-cultural approach in an exploration of this fascinating and complex art form.

Biography:

Jean Kares is an independent scholar, instructor, writer, artist and curator. She holds an MFA in Art History from UBC, specializing in China, and currently teaches topics in Asian art history and textile history for Simon Fraser University Continuing Studies. In 2015, she curated the exhibition “Interwoven Stories: Textiles, Costumes, Cultures” for the Chinese Cultural Centre.

 

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