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Yuan dynasty ceramics have only been further studied in recent decades. Interest in this subject was limited by the fact that Chinese connoisseurs were reluctant to appreciate art under foreign rule, while Western connoisseurs had altogether little knowledge of the short-lived Mongolian dynasty. It was in 1968 that an exhibition at the Cleveland Museum, Chinese Art under the Mongols, accompanied by a catalogue, dedicated its focus to Yuan dynasty ceramics. The Fung Ping Shan Museum (now the University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG)) of the University of Hong Kong, and the Oriental Ceramics Society of Hong Kong jointly organised an exhibition titled, The Yuan Evolution, in 1984. Among museums in China, thematic exhibitions have been hosted on Yuan ceramics, including the Splendors in Smalt: Art of Yuan Blue-and-White Porcelain in 2012 by Shanghai Museum, the Jingdezhen Yuan Porcelain Exhibition in 2015 by Yuanchonghuan Memorial Park, and the Yuan Porcelain Culture Exhibition in 2019 by the National Museum of China. Now, Red and Blue and White: Yuan and Early Ming Dynasty Ceramics from the Jinglexuan Collection at UMAG in 2023 forms another notable displays.


Also in the latter half of the 20th century, archaeological excavations and research have publicized Yuan porcelains found in hoards, tombs, dwellings, kiln sites, and shipwrecks. And even in Hong Kong, Yuan ceramics were unearthed in numerous local sites among which the findings were particularly notable from a recently constructed underground railway station, Sung Wong Toi Station. With these findings, more comprehensive interpretations on the production, aesthetics and distribution of Yuan ceramics were postulated.

元朝瓷器於近幾十年才受到關注,並得到更深入的研究。由於元瓷是外族入主中原時期的產物,因此過去並未受到中國收藏家的青睞,而西方藏家對於這個短暫的蒙元統治時期也不甚了解。1968年,美國克利夫蘭藝術博物館舉辦了「蒙元的中國藝術」展覽,並出版同名圖錄,使元代陶瓷的發展史受到了重視。1984年,香港大學馮平山博物館(現香港大學美術博物館)與香港東方陶瓷學會聯合主辦「江西景德鎮元瓷的演變」。近年,中國内地的博物館積極策劃元朝瓷器展覽,例如2012年上海博物館主辦的「幽藍神采——元代青花瓷器大展」、2015年在東莞袁崇煥紀念園舉辦的「大元夢華——景德鎮出土元代瓷器珍品展」,以及2019年由中國國家博物館策劃的「海宇會同——元代瓷器文化展」。另一個備受關注的展覽是香港大學美術博物館於2023年舉行的「縈青繞紅:靜樂軒藏元至明初陶瓷」。

此外,二十世紀下半葉的考古發現在推廣元代陶瓷方面發揮了重要作用。許多遺址陸續出土大量元瓷,來源包括窖藏、墓葬、民居、窯址以及沉船遺址。香港的考古遺址亦不例外,其中港鐵宋皇臺站建設工程期間出土的元代陶瓷最為引人注目。透過這些考古發現,我們對於元代陶瓷的生產、工藝特色和市場有了更深入的理解。

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