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SUMMARY:Handling Session #1 10.30am: ‘Porcelain in a Changing China: The Seventeenth Century in the British Museum Collection’
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday 19 November 2026, 10.30am – 11.30am\nHost: Wenyuan Xin, Later China Curator, British Museum\nLocation: PDC Study Room at The British Museum ( https://orientalceramic.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/Hub/IQD8lkQRk-lyRKZj_wYCMnxKAcNcPSjyGvAKdx35oqxJ4bM?e=398gPv ), Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG\nPrice: £15 (non-refundable)\nBooking: Tickets will be go on sale from the 12th of October on the Tickets page of the website. \nThe seventeenth century was a time of political upheaval in China, marked by the fall of the Ming dynasty and the rise of the Qing. Porcelain production continued to flourish, adapting to changing patrons, tastes and markets.\nIn this handling session, we will examine selected pieces from the British Museum collection to explore how porcelain was made and decorated, and how its forms and designs reflected the changing world in which it was produced.\nBooking Conditions\n\nTickets are exclusively for OCS members and strictly non-transferable. Attendees’ names will be checked against the membership list.\nOne ticket per member.\nTickets are non refundable.\nBookings that don’t meet these conditions may be cancelled.\n\nAccessibility – If you have any access enquiries please contact info@orientalceramicsociety.org.uk ( mailto:info@orientalceramicsociety.org.uk ) in advance of your booking.\nVisit: British Museum.org/accessibility ( https://www.britishmuseum.org/visit/accessibility-museum )\nVisit: AccessAble ( https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-british-museum )\nThe British Museum is fully accessible for people with reduced mobility, and you can download in-depth access guides for different galleries and spaces across the Museum on AccessAble ( https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-british-museum/access-guides?vtag=false ).\nFor further information on accessible routes, toilets and access resources visit the links above. Assistance dogs are very welcome in the Museum. If you require a companion or carer to attend the event with you please email us in advance info@orientalceramicsociety.org.uk ( mailto:info@orientalceramicsociety.org.uk ).\nThis handling session is for OCS members only\nNot a member? Join today! ( https://www.orientalceramicsociety.org.uk/join-us )\nImage: Censer decorated with dragons in underglaze blue, dated 1667, Kangxi period, Qing dynasty. Donated by R Soame Jenyns, 1956,1017.1. © The Trustees of the British Museum.\nAll proceeds after booking fees will be donated to the British Museum.\n
URL:https://orientalceramicsociety.org.uk/events/handling-session-1-10-30am-porcelain-in-a-changing-china-the-seventeenth-century-in-the-british-museum-collection
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LOCATION:Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG
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