Jingdezhen, located in the northeastern region of Jiangxi Province, is known as China’s “Porcelain Capital” and has served as the major production center of Chinese export porcelain for over one thousand years. Due to the abundance of natural resources, centuries of technological development, and booming global demand, Jingdezhen cultivated an enormous industry of specialized and accomplished clay fabricators, glaze painters, and kiln firers. Since the Song dynasty (960–1279), merchants came from all over the world to commission beautiful ceramic ware from the skilled artisans of Jingdezhen. Featuring forty-seven sets of porcelain from this region from 1910 to 2012, the exhibition explored the authoritative influence of Jingdezhen on ceramic arts during the last one hundred years, introducing a special group of modern and contemporary artists who have revitalized Jingdezhen as the world’s ceramic market through their contemporary ideas and progressive techniques.
This exhibition, related programming, and catalogue have been made possible, in part, by the generous support of Gayle Ong and James J. Chin; Shanghai Yipinghui Culture Development Co., Ltd.; and China Institute Friends of the Gallery. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).
