The clear charm of blue and white porcelain, a thousand years at a glance

The encounter between oriental artistic conception and western craftsmanship has created a romantic legend of Blue Willow Porcelain that transcends time and space. As an artistic product of the "Chinese style" trend in Europe in the 18th century, Blue Willow Painting uses blue and white porcelain as its rhythm and porcelain as its carrier. It blends the images of Chinese mountains, rivers, pavilions, and the dialogue between fishermen and woodcutters into the graceful lines of the European Rococo style, painting a poem of dialogue between Eastern and Western civilizations between cobalt blue and plain white. This exhibition brings together century-old treasures from Spode, Wedgwood and other institutions, including tea sets, dinner plates, porcelain shoe ornaments and other exhibits, linking together the century-long journey of Blue Willow Painting from imitating the East to its own aesthetic. Through the flow of glaze colors, the audience can not only get a glimpse of the cultural imagination stimulated by the Eurasian trade during the Age of Exploration, but also appreciate the innovation of European porcelain-making techniques under the background of the Industrial Revolution. When blue and white willow branches swayed in the scent of tea in European manors, porcelain was no longer just an object, but also a witness to the fusion of art in the early days of globalization. Let us follow the cobalt blue brushstrokes and start an aesthetic tour across the East and the West~ Exhibition location: Oakwood Residence Foshan (13th floor/L floor) Exhibition time: February 20th to April 30th