Beijing Cloisonne Court Art Exhibition Opens Sept 25 at Prince Gong's Mansion Museum
On September 25, the "Glorious Imperial Vessels: Beijing Cloisonne Court Art Special Exhibition," jointly hosted by the Prince Gong's Mansion Museum under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Beijing Enamel Factory Co., Ltd., opens in the East Zone 2 gallery of the Prince Gong's Mansion Museum, showing nearly 58 replica works of representative Yuan, Ming and Qing cloisonne objects plus original works by contemporary arts and crafts masters. Three sections trace the craft's development. Cloisonne-making was inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006. The exhibition runs to December 6, closed Mondays, with master lectures and hands-on craft experiences.
Impact and considerations
A museum partnering with a heritage brand on an exhibition with lectures and hands-on activities offers a reference for heritage-themed programming and tourism product collaboration at Beijing cultural venues.
Key points
- The exhibition opens September 25 in the East Zone 2 gallery of the Prince Gong's Mansion Museum, jointly hosted by the museum under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Beijing Enamel Factory Co., Ltd.
- It shows nearly 58 replica works of representative Yuan, Ming and Qing cloisonne objects and original works by contemporary arts and crafts masters.
- Three sections—"Silk Road Blue, Enamel from the West," "Court Splendor, Enamel Chapters" and "Inheritance and Development, Enamel Rebirth"—trace the craft chronologically.
- Cloisonne, formally copper-body wire-inlaid enamel, entered China from the Arab region in the Yuan dynasty and matured in the Ming Jingtai era.
- Beijing Enamel Factory was founded in 1956; cloisonne-making was inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006.
- The exhibition runs to December 6, closed Mondays, with cloisonne master lectures and hands-on craft experiences.
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