The Macao Museum of Art and the Palace Museum are jointly organising an exhibition titled “Quintessence of Imperial Kiln Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty from the Palace Museum Collection”. The exhibition is on display at the Macao Museum of Art until 6 March.

The Macao Museum of Art and the Palace Museum are jointly organising an exhibition titled “Quintessence of Imperial Kiln Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty from the Palace Museum Collection”. The exhibition is on display at the Macao Museum of Art until 6 March.

The Palace Museum – located at the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties – is the national museum with the largest and finest collection of porcelain from the imperial kilns of the Ming Dynasty.

The Palace Museum – located at the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties – is the national museum with the largest and finest collection of porcelain from the imperial kilns of the Ming Dynasty.

The exhibition features 120 pieces from imperial kilns, produced during the Hongwu to Wanli periods of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1620).

The exhibition features 120 pieces from imperial kilns, produced during the Hongwu to Wanli periods of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1620).

Pieces selected for this exhibition were produced in the royal kilns of Jingdezhen, located in what is now Jiangxi Province. Jingdezhen was known as the “Imperial Porcelain Factory” during the Ming Dynasty, and nowadays it is still dubbed “Imperial Kiln” or “Official Kiln”.

Pieces selected for this exhibition were produced in the royal kilns of Jingdezhen, located in what is now Jiangxi Province. Jingdezhen was known as the “Imperial Porcelain Factory” during the Ming Dynasty, and nowadays it is still dubbed “Imperial Kiln” or “Official Kiln”.

The exhibition is an opportunity for the Macao public to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the varieties of porcelain made in the imperial kilns of Jingdezhen in the Ming Dynasty, and the kilns’ artistic achievements.

The exhibition is an opportunity for the Macao public to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the varieties of porcelain made in the imperial kilns of Jingdezhen in the Ming Dynasty, and the kilns’ artistic achievements.