| Museum: | Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | |
| Exhibition Title: | Dark Jewels: Chinese Ceramics from the Herbert and Eunice Shatzman Collection | |
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Description: |
"Dark Jewels" explores the subtle and rich beauty of tea bowls, jars, bottles and other ceramics created during the Northern Song, Southern Song, Jin and Yuan dynasties of China. Produced at numerous kilns in China over a large geographic area, they were made using innovative decorative techniques that produced striking patterns and pictorial designs. The fully illustrated exhibition catalogue includes a discussion of the techniques involved, how the pieces were used, and the meanings of the imagery in Chinese culture. Image: |
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| Running feet: | approximately 1600 square feet | |
| Dates available: | For eight-week bookings beginning in 2004 | |
| Exhibition fee: | $20,000. (plus shipping), includes 50 catalogues | |
| Museum website: | www.Ackland.org | |
| Exhibition website: | www.Ackland.org/art/exhibitions/traveling | |
| Contact: | Christine Huber, Assistant Curator of Exhibitions | |
| Email: | cjhuber@email.unc.edu | |
| Telephone: | (919) 843-3687 | |
| City: | Chapel Hill | |
| State: | NC | |
