JingdezhenChinaCeramicsMuseum景德镇中国陶瓷博物馆
Address:1ZijingNorthRoad,Jingdezhencity,JiangxiprovinceOpeninghours:9am-5pm(Lastentryat4:30pm)Generaladmission:Free(ValidIDcertificatesrequiredforentry)Tel:(+86-798)8253701
OfallChina'sculturalicons,ceramicshashadthemostprofoundandextensiveglobalinfluence.Jingdezhen,acityinEastChina'sJiangxiprovince,istheprideoftheChineseceramicsindustry.
ThemuseumwasbuilttoshowcasethisglorioushistoryofJingdezhen,acityreferredtoashavingatwomillenniahistoryofpotteryproduction,aonemillenniahistoryasthecountry’sofficialkiln,andasixcenturyhistoryservingtheimperialfamiliesoftheMingandQingdynasties(1368-1911).
Its50,000-oddpermanentcollectioncoversalongtimespanandawidespectrumofceramiccategories,frompotteriesdatingtotheNeolithicAgetostonewareandporcelainmasterpiecesthroughoutpastdynasties,alldiscoveredormadeinJingdezhen.Themuseumalsoholdsfinepiecesofceramicwarebysuchcontemporaryartistsasblue-and-whiteporcelainmasterWangBu(1898-1968)andtheacclaimedEightFriendsofZhushanMountain(agroupofvariablyeightto10ceramicartistsactiveinJingdezhenbetweenthelate19thtothe20thcenturywithgreatoriginalityintheirworks).
Thepermanentexhibitionlooksbackonthelocalceramichistoryandtheever-thrivingindustry.Thecuratorialnarrativefollowsachronologicalsequence.Bypayinga"pilgrimage"totheJingdezhenChinaCeramicsMuseumyouwillsurelyemergewithadeeperunderstandingofChina'sceramics!