NGV: Chinoiserie: Asia in Europe 1620–1840

Image 1: CHINA Qing dynasty 18th century Teapot porcelain, enamels (Cantonese ware) (a-b) 13.9 x 19.4 x 11.2 cm (overall) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Arthur Allen Bequest, 1968; Image 2: Giles GRENDEY England 1693–1780 Daybed c. 1735–40 gold and silver leaf on painted wood, cane 99.8 x 198.0 x 82.3 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, 1947′ Image 3: CHELSEA PORCELAIN FACTORY, London (manufacturer) England c. 1744–69 Dish 1753–55 porcelain (hard-paste) 4.1 x 20.1 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Felton Bequest, 1939

“The National Gallery of Victoria will present a superb collection of Asian and European decorative art from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Chinoiserie: Asia in Europe 1620–1840.
Opening 9 October, Chinoiserie will explore the European fascination with the ‘Orient’ and will feature works in a range of media including ceramics, furniture, glass, textiles, painting, prints and drawings.
Chinoiserie will include over 180 works drawn from the NGV’s Asian and European collections, as well as key loans,  and will illustrate the historical development of the style in Europe” – The National Gallery of Victoria

Chinoiserie: Asia in Europe 1620–1840 will be on display at NGV International, St Kilda Road from 9 October 2009 to 14 March 2010. NGV International is open 10am–5pm, closed Tuesdays. Admission to this exhibition is free.

Further information here.