Beijing 2024 - National Museum of China (中国国家博物馆) Porcelain Exhibition

 

Yes, finally reached one of my favourite subject, porcelain/ceramic. Ceramic craft in China is mind blowing! I want to say that Japanese ceramic is also mind blowing, but I always need to remind myself that a lot of things in Japan has roots from China. It's just that, sometimes, the Japanese made it better lah! So before you jump at me at where my loyalty lies, let us now move forward to the exhibition!  :P

Every shapes and colour (although this display only shows colour....). I love colourful ceramic ware. I always want to  buy something back whenever I travel in any country, but usually they are so fragile that I am afraid I'll break them (which I have done before in Japan, thank  goodness they were those cheaper ones!). 

Here are some traditional pieces, flower vases. Here is an interesting theory according to my mum: if you leave a flower vase empty too long, spirits will make it their home and live in it. Moral of the story: put some flowers in your vase so that it seems occupied so that the spirits will keep away :O

Multi-tired vase. I love these! I used one before in one of my recent trip in Japan, and the design was just mind blowing! Will post that when I reach that travel blogging! But I love this one too, the layer, the different colouring and how it gets smaller on top. I have never tried my hand on pottery before, but I bet it's difficult, right? Maybe I should go give it a try one of these days! But it's always so expensive! 

A cut kettle? No handle though! Perhaps it's meant for something cold. Maybe wine? Chinese wine? Sauces? I think it looked so elegant. Along with all the writings on the side too!

Dragon designs everywhere! Heavenly being. Love the green dragon. Kinda looks lizard like! 

A ridiculously carved porcelain pillar of a dragon. Seriously, what do they even use this pillar for? Surely it can't be use to build or support any building structure? Look at the top design, it even has baby dragons on it looking down like those gargoyles. Super nice!

Inside the porcelain exhibition, there are even poetry related to porcelain! How cool! But I think the one above is more about drinking wine! Lol! But you do need a holder for that drink, so I guess it is kinda related to porcelain/ceramic!

Here is another famous one by LiBai, something about you being born is somehow useful man! 

Ok, Cordy signing off! Too much drinking and poetry for the day!