Chinese Movie Nights – Chinese Arts and Craft
From April 13th to May 18th, the China Cultural Center will be hosting an exhibition on Chinese ceramics entitled “New China”. Therefore, in order to dive deeper in this interesting subject and understand the fascination of Europe for this Chinese age-old art, the documentaries of this week will focus on China’s long-standing pottery and porcelain art.
CHINESE ARTS AND CRAFTS
The Chinese art of pottery and porcelain (40 min)
In Love with Blue and White Porcelain (30 min)
18/04 (FR) & 20/04 (EN)
18:30
Duration: 1h10min
Category: Documentary
Synopsis
Did you know that in the royal collection of Louis XIV, King of France, there were more than one thousand pieces of fine Chinese porcelain alone? And that after having seen an illustration of the porcelain tower of Nanjing he ordered the construction of a palace entirely covered of blue and white earthenware, The Trianon de Porcelaine? Come uncover the secrets of the many processes necessary to reach perfection, and why a good piece of porcelain comes at the price of thousands of others…
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All the Chinese Movie Nights are free of charge but registration is compulsory as seats are limited.
Send an email to info@cccbrussels.be or call us on +32 (0)2 704 40 20 to book your seat!
