"Extravagant Display: Chinese Art in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries" Exhibition

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Drawn largely from the Museum's permanent collection, this exhibition explores the vibrancy and innovation of Chinese art in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, underscoring the taste for extravagant imagery that characterized the period. In one room, theatrical costumes used in lavish court performances are on display, while objects in another room demonstrate the mastery with which Qing artists manipulated natural materials such as lacquer (made from tree sap), ivory, and bamboo. The third room features works in more resilient materials—jade and other hard stones, metals, and enamels—that were made not only for the court but as part of the extensive global trade in Chinese objects that marked this period in world history.
[Image: Qing Dynasty “Bottle with Dragons” (first half of the 18th century) "soft paste" porcelain with incised decoration under glaze (Jingdeshen ware H. 12 5/8 in.]

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from December 15, 2010 to May 01, 2011

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