Conversations in Clay: Ceramics from the Spencer Museum of Art Collection

Exhibition

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Conversations in Clay: Ceramics from the Spencer Museum of Art Collection
Kris Ercums, curator
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Conversations in Clay, the inaugural exhibition of the Ingrid and J.K. Lee Study Center, situates historic and contemporary works in dialogue to illuminate creative uses of clay and porcelain across space and time. In the hands of artists from Africa and East Asia, the techniques, forms, and expressions in ceramics are almost boundless.

Works of art

globe lantern and stand
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
vase with dragons
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
hu-shaped funerary vase (one of a pair)
Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
hu-shaped funerary vase (one of a pair)
Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
vase
Kangxi period (1662–1722), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
kendi (ritual water sprinkler)
early 1600s, Wanli period (1573–1620), Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
観音 Guanyin (Avalokitesvara)
1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
dragon vase
1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Maebyeong (Prunus Vase)
1400s–1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
水注 suichū (ewer)
late 1800s, Meiji period, 1868–1912
Hotoda shop, miniature teapot
late 1800s–early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
cup stand
early 1100s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
cup
cup
early 1100s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
conical bowl
1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
chawan 茶碗 (tea bowl)
late 1700s–early 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
lidded bowl on stand with Cintāmani handle
1500s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
pedestal bowl with cover
400–500, Silla dynasty (57 BCE–CE 935)
dish
Song dynasty (960–1279)
bowl
1100s, Song dynasty (960–1279)
saucer with landscape
1750s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
water dropper
1700s–1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Eiraku Hozen (1795–1854), vase
1827–1853, Edo period (1600–1868)
chawan 茶碗 (tea bowl)
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
wine cup
early 1700s, Yongzheng period (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
bowl
late 1600s, Kangxi period (1662–1722), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
달항아리 dalhangari (moon jar)
late 1800s, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
wine ewer
1200s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Suzuki Osamu (1926–2001), Akai eboshi (Red Hat)
circa 1983, Showa period (1926–1989)
wine cup
early 1700s, Yongzheng period (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Kundika (water vessel)
circa 1100s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)