Imperial Porcelain with Royal Designs: Exhibition of Porcelain and Designs Dating to the Qing Dynasty Tongzhi and Guangxu Periods in the Collection of the Palace Museum

Location:Palace of Prolonging Happiness (Yanxi gong), west building, first floor

Dates: 2007-10-01 through 2010-09-12

This exhibition is dedicated to an immediate comparison between the Qing royal designs and the corresponding porcelain ware, in particular, the porcelain ware for wedding ceremonies of the Tongzhi Emperor (r. 1862-1874) and the Guangxu Emperor (r. 1875-1908), for the birthday celebrations of the Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908), and those with her private style name mark "Studio of Great Refinement" (Daya zhai).