Room 47f: Chinese Export Art
All the items on display in this room were made in China and brought to the West by merchants who went there to buy tea, silk and porcelain and other craft products, as well as spices and drugs. Some are in European shapes and have decoration which comes from European sources. Some are a blend of European and Chinese forms. Chinese export art and design was important in fashionable western interiors. Many examples can be seen in their western setting in the British Galleries on Level 2 and 4.
Room 47f is on Level 1 of the V&A South Kensington.
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Chinese Export Ceramics
This beautiful book tells the story of Chinese ceramics exported to Europe, the Middle East and South-east Asia through the V&A's extensive and ce…
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Mon 24 June 2013 13:00
GALLERY TALK: This talk will offer an introduction to the imperial wardrobe in China during the late Qing dynasty (1644-1911).
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