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The Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum’s Collection
A Journey through the 7,000-year History of Chinese Pottery at the Oyamazaki Villa

June 1, to September 1, 2024

This exhibition features about 80 works from the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum’s collection to provide an overview of the immeasurably long history of Chinese pottery spanning 7,000 years, from the New Stone Age to the Qing Dynasty. It explores the mysterious world of earthenware and displays burial accessories, such as multicolored vessels and building-shaped objects that reproduce the everyday world. Through representative masterpieces of celebrated kilns around China, the exhibition also showcases many pottery techniques that have influenced the rest of the world, including qinghua blue-and-white and wucai polychrome decoration. A highlight of the exhibition is the combination of this gorgeous Chinese pottery with the impressive architecture of the century-old Oyamazaki Villa, whose interior design incorporates ancient Chinese elements.

Date	Saturday, June 1 to Sunday, September 1, 2024 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Last entry 4:30 pm.)
Closed	Mondays (Open on Mondays that are also national holidays [July 15, August 12] ), July 16, August 13.
Organizers	Asahi Group Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art
Admission	Adults : 1,200 yen (group admission: 1,100 yen) Senior high school or university students : 500 yen (group admission: 400 yen) Junior high school students or younger : Free Visitors with a disability certificate : 300 yen
Supporting Groups	Kyoto Prefecture, Oyamazaki Town, Oyamazaki Town Board of Education, NHK Kyoto Broadcasting Station, The Kyoto Shimbun Co., Ltd, and FM-Kyoto Inc.
Sections of the exhibition	Section 1. The Neolithic age to the Early Dynastic period: A wide variety of primitive ceramics Section 2. The Warring States to the Han dynasty: Prayers for the dead in tombs Section 3. The Three Kingdoms period to the Sui dynasty: Signs of the development of glazes Section 4. The Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties: Global spread of Chinese ceramics Section 5. The Ming and Qing dynasties: Blue-and-white ceramics, five-color ceramics, and other ceramics reflecting the taste of Chinese literati

Main Exhibits

Amphora, Red earthenware.
Middle Neolithic age, Banpo phase of the Yangshao culture, ca.5000-4000 BCE.

Watch tower, Green glazed earthenware.
Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century.

Camel, Three-color-glaze.
Tang dynasty, 8th century.

Ewer and Bowl, Porcelain with Qingbai glaze.
Northern Song dynasty,11th-12th century.

Vase, with four seasons flower design, Porcelain with enamels on black ground.
Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century.

Poster Visual

Café Event

During the exhibition period, the museum’s café will offer special original cakes on the themes of the exhibition.

Kafu Tosui (China’s fascination) Lemon jelly with oolong-flavored madeleine

This is a special sweet produced by RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto. The lemon jelly, containing chewy nata de coco, has a fresh taste like a jelly fig. The goji berry on the top is designed to give a fresh summer impression. Please enjoy the jelly and the madeleine, which has the deep and rich aroma of oolong.

Nanpu-no-kun (fragrant southern breeze) Mooncake & iced jasmine tea

Since ancient times, Chinese people have consumed mooncakes on the night of the harvest moon. Here, a mooncake is served with pearl jasmine tea, the fragrance of which is believed to have a relaxing effect. Please enjoy the exceptional harmony of the soft and fruity mooncake and the sweet aroma of the cold brewing jasmine tea.