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The Art of Porcelain Painting by Guo Jun Yu

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Mr Guo Jun Yu has great passion in making potteries and painting on porcelains. Under the guidance of Mr Pusheng Zhang 张浦生 and Mr Yunpeng Huang 黄云鹏, Mr Yu has produced numerous artworks on porcelain plates and plaques.

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A Journey of Cultural Discovery – Wu Pei’s Chinese Export Porcelain Collection

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Mr Wu Pei has developed great passion for Chinese export porcelain. To him, the essence of porcelain appreciation lies in its cultural tapestry, in the profound narratives and historical contexts that these delicate objects weave.

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Celebrating the Enchantment of Chinese Export Porcelain – Wu Pei’s Collection, Part II

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Mr Wu Pei 吴培, a renowned Chinese porcelain collector who has resided in Belgium for nearly 30 years, has established a porcelain museum in his hometown Rugao, Jiangsu, China, which showcases over 1,000 exquisite Chinese export porcelain pieces from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

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Treasure of Prosperity: Nieuwenhuys Collection in the Shanghai Museum

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2022 Calendar – A Selection of Oil Paintings by Yuhong Wang

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Latest publication of a catalogue raisonné of the Sir Michael Butler Collection

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Pictorial Presentations of the Story of Cowherd and the Weaving Maid on Chinese Antiques

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Pictorial Presentation of Amitabha and the Two Assistant Bodhisattva

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Hongwu porcelain ewer underglaze red Tutuhaoyi

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Hongwu Porcelain – The Treasure in Ming Dynasty Founded by Zhu Yuanzhang

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WHAT DO YOUR CHINESE ARTWORKS MEAN?

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The Art of Porcelain Painting by Guo Jun Yu

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Celebrating the Enchantment of Chinese Export Porcelain – Wu Pei’s Collection, Part II

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