British Museum Ceramics Collection

Sir percival david mostly collected objects of imperial quality or of traditional chinese taste.

British museum ceramics collection. Collection online showcases more than four million of the museum s objects. Some objects in this collection feature on the british sign language guide handset available from the audio guide desk in the great court. Frederick du cane godman 1834 1919 was an ornithologist and collector of ceramics who lived in horsham surrey and travelled extensively. The collections are particularly strong in international contemporary studio ceramics european porcelain and pottery from 1500 onwards and ceramics from china japan and the middle east.

Highlights include the collections of italian renaissance maiolica chinese porcelain dutch delft british and european porcelain 19th century art pottery. Chinese ceramics japan. Chinese objects have been a part of the british museum since its establishment based on the collection of sir hans sloane. Chinese ceramics by far the most advanced in the world were made for the imperial court the domestic market or for export.

The gallery s collection of british studio ceramics is the personal collection of lisa sainsbury whose keen eye for form and friendship with influential 20 th century ceramicist lucie rie enabled her to collect an amazing assortment of pottery including the largest public collection of hans coper s sculptural textural ceramics. Mitsubishi corporation s partnership with the british museum began in 2008 with the support of the japanese galleries one of the most prestigious displays of. This gallery creates an encounter with the peninsula s art history and culture through the important collections of the british museum and also through loans from partner institutions including the national museum of korea. Explore the british museum collection and journey through two million years of human history.

The percival david foundation of chinese art abbreviated as the pdf holds a collection of chinese ceramics and related items assembled by percival david that are on permanent display in a dedicated gallery in room 95 at the british museum the foundation s main purpose is to promote the study and teaching of chinese art and culture. The collection consists of some 1 700 pieces of song yuan ming and qing ceramics mostly porcelain from the 10th century to the 18th high quality chinese taste song ming and qing ceramics as the british museum puts it. From indigenous clothing and mexican skulls to necklaces made of dolphin teeth this is one of the most extensive online museum databases in the world. Godman donated some examples of islamic pottery to the british museum during his lifetime but the bulk of the collection remained at his home south lodge.

Chinese ceramics japan.