During the Ming Period (1368-1644), gold craftsmanship achieved unparalleled luxury and delicacy. This unparalleled refinement in the art of jewellery, with its unique and intricate aesthetics, reflects the splendour of the Ming dynasty, regarded today as a golden era of Chinese civilisation. Today, there are very few gold objects left from the Ming era. Made possible by exceptional loans from the Qujiang Fine Arts Museum (X’ian, China), the exhibition invites people to go beyond aesthetic contemplation to learn more about the role gold played in the Ming dynasty, the techniques used in goldsmithing and the significance of motifs and their official symbolism.
Musée Guimet — “Gold Ming”
