The Tibor Collection of Chinese Export Art | Christie's

Senior Specialist in Chinese Export Art Becky MacGuire takes us inside the Tibor Collection, which was amassed over some 40 years. All works of art embody their histories, in what they depict, the way they were made, how they’ve been used, or the hands through which they’ve passed. In the category of Chinese Export Art, this is true on nearly every count. Each piece affirms a history and a pattern of collecting that foreshadow the dynamic, global nature of art, design, and connoisseurship today. ‘Chinese Export porcelain is porcelain ware that was made in China specifically for export to the Western world,’ explains Senior Specialist in Chinese Export Art, Becky MacGuire. ‘In Europe, we only had clay pottery until about the 1710s or 1720s. Nobody knew how to make true, hard-paste, fine-white porcelain. Only the Chinese, who had been making it for hundreds of years.’ Find out more: https://ift.tt/2tW6m8Y -- Subscribe to Christie's YouTube: http://goo.gl/Vmh7Hf Sign up to Christie's Weekly: https://goo.gl/kc8qpV Follow Christie's on: Facebook: https://ift.tt/2elC9Zg Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristiesInc Instagram: https://ift.tt/2iJ3lGm Pinterest: https://ift.tt/2elCafM