In the Sign of the Dragon
On the Beauty of Chinese Lacquer. Homage to Fritz Loew-Beer (1906-1976)
21.04.2007 - 21.10.2007
The internationally renown Loew-Beer collection was acquired by the museum in 1978 and is considered as one of the most important collections of lacquer in Europe.
The exhibition is a cooperative project between the Linden Museum in Stuttgart and the Museum of Lacquer in Munster, north Germany, where it opened in autumn 2006 to mark the centenary of Loew-Beer’s birth. As the exhibition’s title implies, the objects in the collection display the deep aesthetic appeal Chinese lacquer has had for its admirers over millennia. This appeal extends to the charming and intricate stories often depicted across the surfaces of the pieces.
The collection focuses on objects retrieved archaeologically from burial sites of the Zhanguo era (475 - 221 BC) and the Han period (206BC – 220CE), and on the carved lacquerware of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
The exhibition will appeal not only to confirmed admirers of Chinese lacquer but also to families visiting the museum who may be encountering such objects for the first time. Stories within the designs are explained, and the various manufacturing techniques and processes which create these beautiful objects are described.
Complementing the exhibition the Lacquer Cabinet of the museum is displaying additional lacquer objects. Also a fully equipped traditional Japanese lacquer workshop can be viewed in the permanent East Asia gallery. A comprehensive catalogue of the exhibition is available.
The exhibition is generously supported by:
Eicher Werkstätten
Baden-Württembergische China Gesellschaft e.V.
Gesellschaft für Erd- und Völkerkunde zu Stuttgart e.V.
Project management:
Dr. Uta Werlich
Architecture and design:
Ossenbrunner Wagner Gestaltung, Dipl.-Des. Florian Ossenbrunner
Buero Reinhardt, Prof. Uwe J. Reinhardt
Graphic production:
Eicher Werkstätten
Projection (Lounge)
Ilja Knezovic
Design of childrens' showcases:
Melanie Dahmen
Photos:
Anatol Dreyer, fotolia.de, Günther Heckmann, Annette Höggemeier (Ruhr-University Bochum, Botanic Garden), Kitamura Shosai, pixelquelle.de, Löw-Beer family
gallery of the exhibition
The exhibition is a cooperative project between the Linden Museum in Stuttgart and the Museum of Lacquer in Munster, north Germany, where it opened in autumn 2006 to mark the centenary of Loew-Beer’s birth. As the exhibition’s title implies, the objects in the collection display the deep aesthetic appeal Chinese lacquer has had for its admirers over millennia. This appeal extends to the charming and intricate stories often depicted across the surfaces of the pieces.
The collection focuses on objects retrieved archaeologically from burial sites of the Zhanguo era (475 - 221 BC) and the Han period (206BC – 220CE), and on the carved lacquerware of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
The exhibition will appeal not only to confirmed admirers of Chinese lacquer but also to families visiting the museum who may be encountering such objects for the first time. Stories within the designs are explained, and the various manufacturing techniques and processes which create these beautiful objects are described.
Complementing the exhibition the Lacquer Cabinet of the museum is displaying additional lacquer objects. Also a fully equipped traditional Japanese lacquer workshop can be viewed in the permanent East Asia gallery. A comprehensive catalogue of the exhibition is available.
The exhibition is generously supported by:
Eicher Werkstätten
Baden-Württembergische China Gesellschaft e.V.
Gesellschaft für Erd- und Völkerkunde zu Stuttgart e.V.
Project management:
Dr. Uta Werlich
Architecture and design:
Ossenbrunner Wagner Gestaltung, Dipl.-Des. Florian Ossenbrunner
Buero Reinhardt, Prof. Uwe J. Reinhardt
Graphic production:
Eicher Werkstätten
Projection (Lounge)
Ilja Knezovic
Design of childrens' showcases:
Melanie Dahmen
Photos:
Anatol Dreyer, fotolia.de, Günther Heckmann, Annette Höggemeier (Ruhr-University Bochum, Botanic Garden), Kitamura Shosai, pixelquelle.de, Löw-Beer family
gallery of the exhibition