FOR JANUARY 14 –

ROBERT MOWRY TO ADDRESS CHINA STUDENTS’ CLUB –

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BOSTON, MASS. — Robert D. Mowry, Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art and head of the department of Asian Art at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, will deliver an illustrated lecture entitled “Song Dynasty, 960-–1279, Ceramics and the Problem of Jun Ware” on Thursday, January 27, at 1 pm. The meeting will be held at The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue.

Produced in the Northern Song and Jin periods, classic Jun ware was highly revered by the connoisseurs of the Ming dynasty and ranked by them among the “five great wares of the Song dynasty” and its dating is comparatively well understood. The category known as numbered Jun ware, due to the Chinese numerals impressed on the base before glazing and firing, is on the other hand the subject of much debate amongst scholars and connoisseurs with respect to its dating. In his lecture, Mowry will explore the connoisseurship problems associated with these exquisitely glazed and beautifully formed large pieces and offer comparative material to support their attribution to the Yuan and early Ming periods.

The China Students’ Club welcomes guests and potential new members. First-time visitors are invited to attend a meeting free of charge; there is a subsequently guest fee of $3. For further information, call Grace Yeomans at 617-227-3238.