Ancient Vessels – a virtual tour @ the Brunei Gallery, SOAS
Channel: SOAS University of London
Date: 2020-05-18

Presented at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS the Ancient Vessels exhibition explored Chinese history and culture through vessels. Find out more at https://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/ancient-vessels/ 

This tour of the exhibition takes in the blurred boundaries between food and medicine in Chinese culture, the importance of vessels in religious and ritual practices, food and drink in burial traditions, the different vessels used for wine and tea consumption as well as the special designs and decorations on food and drink vessels.

Ancient Vessels was cut short by the outbreak of Covid-19, but this virtual tour will bring the objects and history to you. It is given by Dr Stacey Pierson, Reader in the History of Chinese Ceramics SOAS, School of Art.

The exhibition is presented by the Brunei Gallery, SOAS and the Museum of East Asian Art, which provided all of its beautiful objects.