Oct. 5 - Jan. 27
Tuesday – Thursday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., Friday – Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
On the Silk Road and the High Seas: Chinese Ceramics, Culture and Commerce at the Crow Collection of Asian Art
Crow Collection
2010 Flora St.
Dallas, TX
Ticket Price: free
On the Silk Road and the High Seas: Chinese Ceramics, Culture and Commerce examines why Chinese ceramics were such prized commodities, both at home and abroad. Examples of proto-porcelain appeared in China about 3,000 years ago and hard-paste porcelain began to be made around 1,800 years ago. This precious product was sometimes called “white gold,” especially in the West. Foreign trade and changing domestic markets played a role in stimulating Chinese potters to continually reinvent their repertoire of shapes and decorative techniques. These exchanges also illuminate important episodes in cultural history. For information: 214-979-6440   or crowcollection.org