Event / Living heritage
From the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Chinese porcelain travelled across the seas to Europe, where it became prized for its refinement and Eastern artistry. Centuries later, the ceramic practice of Beijing arts-and-crafts master Luo Zhenping returns to Europe: a renewed journey connecting the long cultural appeal of Chinese porcelain with its contemporary artistic expression.
The collection
Porcelain works by Luo Zhenping, presented through a sequence of European interior settings. Dimensions and reference prices follow the confirmed exhibition records.
Work 1
The Joy of Fish is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping based on the traditional fish-and-aquatic-plant motif. Luo translates the brushwork of Chinese flower-and-bird painting into ceramic decoration, drawing on the established association between fish and ideas of freedom, vitality and contentment in Chinese art.
Work 2
Bird Resting among Scarlet Fruit is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping rooted in the Chinese flower-and-bird painting tradition. The artist translates the established motif of fruit and a perched bird into ceramic decoration.
Work 3
Bird in Flight among Banana Leaves is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping rooted in the tradition of Chinese flower-and-bird painting. Banana plants and birds are established subjects in Chinese art, associated with the contemplation of nature, courtyard life, and spiritual freedom.
Work 4
Irises is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping rooted in the tradition of Chinese flower-and-bird painting. As a floral subject, the iris reflects Chinese art’s enduring engagement with plant life and the natural order.
Work 5
Flamingos is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping centred on an avian subject. The artist brings the tradition of Chinese flower-and-bird painting into contemporary ceramic practice, expanding its established range of subjects.
Work 6
Red Fins by the Water is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping centred on goldfish. In Chinese art, fish are traditionally associated with abundance, good fortune and vitality, and constitute an established subject within flower-and-bird painting.
Work 7
A Cool Summer is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping centred on the banana plant. In Chinese flower-and-bird painting and garden culture, banana leaves are traditionally associated with summer, courtyard life and literati aesthetics.
Work 8
Vase of Fortune and Prosperity is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping that combines the traditional double-gourd form with themes drawn from Chinese flower-and-bird painting. In Chinese culture, the gourd is associated with fortune, prosperity and enduring auspiciousness through the phonetic relationship between hulu (gourd) and fulu (fortune and prosperity).
Work 9
Parrot Bearing a Hundred Blessings is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping based on a parrot and botanical motifs. It draws on the Chinese flower-and-bird painting tradition, in which elements of the natural world convey auspicious meaning. The title’s reference to “a hundred blessings” signifies abundant prosperity and enduring good fortune.
Work 10
An Unimpeded Journey is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping centred on the horse, an established subject in Chinese art associated with strength, ambition and advancement. Its Chinese title, Yi Ma Ping Chuan, refers both to a vast open plain and to the auspicious prospect of unobstructed progress.
Work 11
Rhythms of Spring is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping based on a flower-and-bird subject. In Chinese art, spring is traditionally associated with renewal, vitality and auspicious beginnings, and constitutes an established theme within flower-and-bird painting.
Work 12
Shared Joy among Verdant Banana Leaves is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping centred on banana leaves and birds. Both are established motifs in Chinese flower-and-bird painting, closely associated with garden culture, literati life and an engagement with the natural world.
Work 13
Irises is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping centred on a floral subject. It follows the Chinese flower-and-bird painting tradition of using plant life to address nature and seasonal change, translating the themes and principles of flower painting into ceramic practice.
Work 14
Bird among Banana Leaves is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping centred on banana leaves and a perched bird. These are established motifs in Chinese flower-and-bird painting, associated with garden culture, literati life and harmony between humanity and nature.
Work 15
Radiance in Sunlight is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping centred on sunflowers. In contemporary flower-and-bird art, the sunflower is commonly associated with sunlight, vitality and optimism.
Work 16
Harmony Above All is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping centred on the lotus. The work draws on the phonetic association between he (lotus) and he (harmony), referring to the importance of harmony, inclusiveness and coexistence in Chinese culture. The lotus is also an established subject in Chinese flower-and-bird painting and has long carried ethical and spiritual associations.
Work 17
Heron Gazing into the Depths is a ceramic work by Luo Zhenping centred on the heron, an established subject in Chinese flower-and-bird painting associated with refinement, tranquillity and literati ideals. Its title refers to a heron observing the water, connecting the work to the Chinese artistic traditions of contemplating nature and cultivating inner stillness.
Work 18
Luo Zhenping, Goldfish. Underglaze-painted porcelain plate, 30 cm diameter. Reference price: €800.
