Lectures & Events

2,000 Years of Korean Ceramics: What, When and Why

The Annual Shang Shan Tang Lecture  Speaker: Sang-ah Kim – Curator: Korean Collection, British Museum Please note that, due to copyright restrictions this lecture will not be recorded or made available on the members’ area of our website. Few art forms trace the arc of Korean history as vividly as ceramics. This talk explores two […] ...

Guided Tour at the Fitzwilliam Museum

Guided Tour: An Enamel Revolution: China and the World – Culture Exchange, Trade & Globalization Date: Wednesday 28 October 2026, 2pm – 3pm Host: Dr. James Lin, Senior Curator of Chinese Art Location: The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RB Price: £25 (non refundable) Organised in association with An Enamel Revolution: […] ...

Handling Session with Sotheby’s – The Collection of Sir Ewen and Lady Fergusson

Date: Sunday 1 November 2026, 11am – 12pm Location: Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, Bond Street, London W1A 2AA Price: free Booking Information: Please RSVP by Wednesday 28 of October to express your interest, including your phone number. Express your interest to: Sotheby’s presents OCS members with an opportunity to handle and discuss highlights […] ...

Re-evaluating the “Interregnum”: Textual, Archaeological, and Stylistic Evidence for Mid-15th Century Imperial Porcelains

The Annual Asian Art In London Lecture Speaker: Dr. Chen Jie Venue: Devonshire Gallery, Sotheby’s London, 34-35 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA Registration is required – click here to  RSVP Members are encouraged to register as soon as possible as this event is open to the public and has limited capacity. The imperial porcelain […] ...

Shifting Paradigms: Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

Speaker: Dr. Xiaoxin Li  李晓欣 – Curator, Asia Department, V&A Chinese ceramics has undergone a remarkable transformation since the 1980s, as artists, educators and makers have redefined the possibilities of the medium in response to profound social, economic and cultural changes. Yet much of this history remains unfamiliar to audiences outside China. Drawing on five […] ...

The International Exhibition of Chinese Art at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1935

Speaker: Regina Krahl The International Exhibition of Chinese Art held at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1935/6 is a story of superlatives, unique and unrepeatable. It was and will remain the largest and most important exhibition of ancient Chinese art ever mounted. It was realized thanks to a small group of visionaries – all […] ...

Narrative Porcelain: The Butler Collection and Beyond

Sir Michael Butler Memorial lecture Speaker: Dr. Fang Cai 蔡芳 — Jiangxi Normal University Narrative Porcelain refers to porcelain whose decoration is structured according to narrative logic to represent identifiable stories drawn from literature, history, folklore, drama, and related traditions. My recent publication, Narrative Study on Chinese and Western Ceramic Paintings, analyses 210 narrative subjects drawn from […] ...