Tsinghua Treasures: Earth and Fire
The Technology and Culture of Chinese Ceramics Exhibition

Exhibition Info

Exhibition Period　　　　Permanent Exhibition

Exhibition Venue　　　　Exhibition Hall 13, Fourth Floor

Chief Director　　　　Lu Xiaobo

Exhibition Director　　　　Deng Yan

Academic Director　　　　Fang Xiaofeng

Advisory Team　　　　Yang Yongshan　Shang Gang　Chen Huasha　Wang Lianhai　Zhang Pengchuan
　　　　Bai Ming　Qiu Gengyu　Zhou Wu

Curatorial Team　　　　Yang Fan　Ge Xiuzhi　Zhang Xing　Ouyang Yumeng　WangChao

Exhibition Supervisor　　　　Wang Chenya　Pan Xuhui

Design Supervisor　　　　Wang Peng

Project Coordinator　　　　Ge Xiuzhi　Yang Fan

Visual Design　　　　Wang Peng　Wang Meiyi　Pan Yuqing　Liu Xuedi

Display Design　　　　Liu Huijian　Zhu Fengyi

Exhibition Team　　　　Gui Lixin　Yuan Xu　Chen Xinglu　Zhao Chen　Sui Mengxuan　Fu Liran　Gao Ning
　　　　An Su　Long Yun　Jiang Yufang　Li Xudong　He Zhiyuan　Zhang Ting　Duan Binbin
　　　　Gao Jian　Zhu Yuqiang　Zhang Yunlan　Wang Mengtian

Publicity Team　　　　Liu Yaomeng Zhou Xinxin Xiaofei

Education Program　　　　Wang Ying　Zhou Ying　Wang Wenhui　Zhang Ruiqi

Art Merchandise Development　　　　　　Zhang Ming　Fu Jia

English Proofreading　　　　Sophia Abati　Han Tianchu　Sui Mengxuan　Fu Liran　He Zhiyuan　Chen Xinrui

Host　　　　Tsinghua University Art Museum

Co-organizer　　　　Department of Ceramic Design, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsnghua University

Supported by　　　　Shangrao Museum　Yingtan Museum　Guangfeng District Museum, Shangrao

Exhibition Profile

Ceramics, with their luminous surfaces and clarity of finish, have long shaped Chinese aesthetic conceptions of restraint, purity, and inner composure. In this exhibition, the term “technical and cultural codes” refers not only to glaze formulas, firing temperatures, or mastery of the kiln, but also to an underlying cultural logic: how order is formed through engagement with the natural world, and how objects become vessels for intellectual and spiritual life. In this sense, ceramics represent both the culmination of technical achievement and a refined expression of aesthetic thought. Through this teaching collection, the exhibition invites visitors to explore the historical development of Chinese ceramic technology and taste, while also offering a way of understanding through which these works can continue to be read and interpreted.