Handling Session #1 10.30am: ‘Porcelain in a Changing China: The Seventeenth Century in the British Museum Collection’
Date: Thursday 19 November 2026, 10.30am – 11.30am
Host: Wenyuan Xin, Later China Curator, British Museum
Location: PDC Study Room at The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
Price: £15 (non-refundable)
Booking: Tickets will be go on sale from the 12th of October on the Tickets page of the website.
The 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.
In 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.
Booking Conditions
- Tickets are exclusively for OCS members and strictly non-transferable. Attendees’ names will be checked against the membership list.
- One ticket per member.
- Tickets are non refundable.
- Bookings that don’t meet these conditions may be cancelled.
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This handling session is for OCS members only
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Image: 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.
All proceeds after booking fees will be donated to the British Museum.
