The V&A houses the greatest and most comprehensive collection of Ceramics in the world. The collection is particularly rich in Ceramics from Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
The Formation of the Ceramics Collections
The collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum are, in the fields of post-Medieval European, Middle Eastern and East Asian ceramics, now the most extensive and comprehen…
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Toshiba Japanese Ceramics Resident, Keiko Masumoto
Keiko Masumoto is Toshiba Japanese Ceramics Resident at the V&A, April - September 2013
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Ceramics Resident: Keith Harrison
Keith Harrison is Ceramics Resident at the V&A, October 2012 – March 2013.
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Let Them Eat Clay!
Among the less familiar objects in the new Ceramics Galleries, perhaps the most curious and engaging is a group of polished clay vessels known as búcaros, which were made i…
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Accidental Masterpiece
This stoneware bowl by the English potter Bernard Leach was given to the V&A by Lt-Colonel K. Dingwall, a generous supporter of the Museum, in 1926.
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Shipwrecked Ceramics
Asian ceramics have been the subject of international and inter-Asian trade for over 1000 years, the bulk of which were transported by ship
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Real or Fake?
A complete and completely 'genuine' dish of medieval Iranian pottery turns out not to be as straightforward an object as it first appears.
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Ceramics Resident: Michelle Erickson
Michelle Erickson was Ceramics Resident: World Class Maker at the V&A, July–September 2012.
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Ceramics Resident: Louisa Taylor
Louisa Taylor was Ceramics Resident at the V&A, January–July 2012.
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Ceramics Resident: Clare Twomey
Clare Twomey was Ceramics Resident at the V&A, July 2011–January 2012.
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Ceramics Resident: Phoebe Cummings
Phoebe Cummings was Ceramics Resident at the V&A, June–December 2010.
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Chinese Ceramics
Chinese ceramics are among the most widely admired and collected in the world. From elegant Song celadons to decorative Ming vases and colourful Qing …
Buy nowEvent - Toshiba Japan Ceramics Residency: Keiko Masumoto
Sat 18 May 2013 13:00
OPEN STUDIO: Visit the Ceramics Residency Studio to watch Keiko Masumoto at work and find out more about her highly skilled making processes and Japanese ceramic trends.
