The highlights of the exhibition are the rare imperial porcelains from the early Ming dynasty with their exquisite decorations and intense shades of blue made from imported cobalt, which are juxtaposed with the more freely painted ‘folk wares’ for the domestic market. An extensive collection of shards excavated by archaeologists on the Iranian island of Hormuz in 1977, which covers a production period of 300 years, illustrates the status of blue and white Chinese porcelain from Jingdezhen as the first global brand.
An important exhibit with a special connection to the Rhineland is a bowl decorated in blue and white and with enamel colours, which the Cologne canon Count Eberhard von Manderscheidt (1552-1608) brought back from Turkey in 1583 and had set in silver as a goblet. The item on loan from a private collection is considered to be the earliest documented blue and white Ming porcelain in Germany.
An important exhibit with a special connection to the Rhineland is a bowl decorated in blue and white and with enamel colours, which the Cologne canon Count Eberhard von Manderscheidt (1552-1608) brought back from Turkey in 1583 and had set in silver as a goblet. The item on loan from a private collection is considered to be the earliest documented blue and white Ming porcelain in Germany.
Vessels and plates decorated with mythical creatures, literary scenes, poems and auspicious flowers and symbols provide an insight into the intellectual world of the cultivated upper class of the Ming dynasty, which was strongly influenced by the three religions, Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism.
Curator: Dr. Daniel Suebsman
Supported by
Orientstiftung zur Förderung der Ostasiatischen Kunst
Fördererkreis des Museums für Ostasiatische Kunst Köln e.V.
Opening times
Tuesday to Sunday
11am – 5pm
Every first Thursday in the month
11am – 10pm (except Mai 1)
Closed Mondays; open on All Saints' Day
Museum is closed on December 24th, Christmas Day (25 Dec), New Year's Eve (31 Dec) and New Year's Day (1 Jan). Museum is opend on Easter Monday, Whit Monday, German Unity Day and December 26.
Admission prices
€ 9.50 / € 5.50
KölnTag on the first Thursday of the month (except public holidays): free admission to the Museum for all Cologne residents.
How to get here
Public transport: Tram routes 1 and 7 and bus route 142, alight at ‘Universitätsstrasse’
There is a car park at the museum
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Barrier-free
The museum is barrier-free. Disabled toilet available.
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Termine
Kurs:
Chinesische Kalligrafie (shufa) — Kiefern (Wochenendkurs)
Sa, 21.06.2025, 11:15 Uhr
Führung:
Über die Linie — Kalligrafische Aspekte in der koreanischen Kunst
So, 22.06.2025, 12:00 Uhr
Direktor*innenführung:
Unterwegs in Jianfeng Pans Tuschewelten
Fr, 27.06.2025, 15:00 Uhr
Workshop:
Ikebana – Die japanische Kunst des Blumensteckens
Sa, 28.06.2025, 13:00 Uhr
Führung:
Japan in den Radierungen Tanaka Ryōheis
So, 29.06.2025, 12:00 Uhr
Kalender
Museum für
Ostasiatische Kunst Köln
Universitätsstrasse 100
D 50674 Köln
Ticket office +49.221.221-28617
mok@museenkoeln.de
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Opening times
Tuesday to Sunday
11am – 5pm
Every first Thursday in the month
11am – 10pm
Closed Mondays; open on All Saints' Day
Museum is closed on December 24th, Christmas Day (25 Dec), New Year's Eve (31 Dec) and New Year's Day (1 Jan). Museum is opend on Easter Monday, Whit Monday, German Unity Day and December 26.
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Admission prices
€ 7,50 /reduced € 4,50
from 20 June
€ 9,50 /reduced € 5,50
KölnTag on the first Thursday of the month (except public holidays): free admission to the Museum for all Cologne residents.
more
How to get here
Public transport: Tram routes 1 and 7 and bus route 142, alight at ‘Universitätsstrasse’
There is a car park at the museum
more
Barrier-free
The museum is barrier-free. Disabled toilet available.
more
Termine
Kurs:
Chinesische Kalligrafie (shufa) — Kiefern (Wochenendkurs)
Sa, 21.06.2025, 11:15 Uhr
Führung:
Über die Linie — Kalligrafische Aspekte in der koreanischen Kunst
So, 22.06.2025, 12:00 Uhr
Direktor*innenführung:
Unterwegs in Jianfeng Pans Tuschewelten
Fr, 27.06.2025, 15:00 Uhr
Workshop:
Ikebana – Die japanische Kunst des Blumensteckens
Sa, 28.06.2025, 13:00 Uhr
Führung:
Japan in den Radierungen Tanaka Ryōheis
So, 29.06.2025, 12:00 Uhr
Kalender
Museum für
Ostasiatische Kunst Köln
Universitätsstrasse 100
D 50674 Köln
Ticket office +49.221.221-28617
mok@museenkoeln.de
Legal notice
