With the ebb and flow of China’s long history comes the waxing and waning of the longstanding tradition in the production of porcelain. As we travel through the centuries from guan-ware of the Song to fen-cai enamelware of the late-Qing, Chinese porcelain is an embodiment of continual refinement through transmission, creative innovation, and practice. On the same vein, the unbroken musical tradition of the seven-stringed zither, the “guqin” is one that is held in high regard by scholars and emperors for which its classic sounds represent great musical subtlety and refinement.
Porcelain expert and appraiser, Yiping Yin, and Classical Chinese-trained musician, Alan Yip, will highlight some of the artistic pursuits of traditional China as well as delight the senses through the art of tea brewing and the use of fine porcelain for tea vessels and accroutrements; the ancient sounds of the guqin; and the appreciation of incense.
This program is conceived and sponsored by The Confucius Institute for Science and Humanities at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, in collaboration with AAARI.
