It is our pleasure to welcome you to ‘Earth & Fire: Early Chinese Pottery & Ceramics’, an exhibition that explores the rich and enduring legacy of ceramic traditions in early China. These works—formed from earth, shaped by hand, and transformed by fire—speak not only to the extraordinary skill of their makers but also to the cultural, spiritual, and everyday worlds in which they were created.
The objects in this exhibition are part of an important private European collection, acquired from Giselle Croës, Brussels and Spink & Son, London, in the 1980s ranging from excellent examples of domestic vessels to more refined ceremonial wares. These objects invite us to reflect on the intimate relationship between people and materials, and on the quiet power of craftsmanship across centuries. Each piece offers its own window into the past—into the lives, beliefs, and practices of those who made and used them.
The Pagoda, Paris
5-12 June 2025
