Eternal Spring: Ceramics from the Weare-West Family Trust

Eternal Spring evokes auspicious ideas of health, prosperity, and immortality as conveyed through the decoration, color, and even the shape of ceramic vessels from China, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. These ceramics were highly valued in the cultures that produced them, and their quality has fueled a worldwide trade since antiquity. They also represent many years of passionate collecting by John C. West and his late wife Mary E. Weare, M.D., of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Four rotations of textiles and works on paper further expand and complement the themes of Eternal Spring. They include 1. Cranes, 2. Pines, 3. Bamboo, and 4. Plum.