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Reuniting Porcelain:
An extended experience of Macao’s Canton Porcelain

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Reuniting Porcelain:
An extended experience of Macao’s Canton Porcelain

Participants are going to use the unique technology of overglaze painting to outline any desired decorations on a ceramic tile and a plate during the sections.


Date:25/6、2/7、9/7 、16/7、23/7(Sun)
Time:10:00am – 12:30pm

 

Leading Artist: Mr. Lei Iat Po, the inheritor of Macao Canton Enamel
Age: 13 Years old or above
Language: Cantonese
Fee: MOP 1,920/ five sections (materials and firing costs inclusive)
Seats: 12 

5% Discount:
  - Register before 3rd June, 2023
  - Enrollment of two or above
  - CCCN Friends
15% Discount:
  - Aged or above 65 

(Cannot be used in conjunction with other promotion offer and discounts)

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Cantonese porcelain

Also known as “Colored Ceramic of Canton”, originated in the Qing Dynasty during the reign of the Emperor Kangxi. Because of commercial restrictions that existed at the time, the city of Canton was the only port that was open to foreign traders, who made product orders, customizing the shape, style and pattern of the porcelain. This contributed to the generation and development of hand-painted decorative porcelain, making Cantonese porcelain one of the main products for export being produced in China.

Due to a period of social unrest after the 1930s, many Cantonese porcelain factories were relocated to Hong Kong and Macao, where they settled and flourished. Cantonese porcelain makes use of a type of glaze decoration, where the colored motifs are applied on top of a white surface and then fixed in a second firing process, at a low temperature in a muffle kiln. It is characterized by compact compositions, bright colors, distinct decorative panels and gilding techniques.

Macao’s Cantonese porcelains vary in theme and style. Some featured handcrafted colored patterns depicting the distinct folk customs of the Lingnan region, including for example, Chinese cabbages and cockfighting. Others make use of colored painting techniques that are applied through gilding, the piling of colors and also the piling of gold elements. Some others are customized making use of colored paintings that cater to European and American aesthetic styles regarding themes and colors. This variety enabled Macao’s Cantonese porcelain to become a renown export product that has representative characteristics of both Lingnan, as well as the influences from the west.

(Sources: Cultural Heritage of Macao)

Lei Iat Po

Courtesy name Geng Qiao, was born in Macau in1954. He became attached to the porcelain art due to his family business. He has been engaged in the production and operation of Macao Canton Enamel(also known as the Canton export porcelain) for more than 40 years.

 

・Inheritor of Macau Hand-painting Canton Enamel・

・Vice President of Macao Arts and Crafts Association・

・The First Elected Macao Arts and Crafts Master (Canton Enamel)・

・Member of Guangzhou Canton Enamel Development Institute・

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Past Activities

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Seminar: 
The origin and development of the Macao’s Canton Porcelain

(Saturday)

10/04

2021

3:00pm-4:00pm

The seminar is about the origin, development, the making of and the exhibition of Canton porcelain.

Sharing guest: Lei Iat Po, the inheritor of Macao Canton Enamel
Language: Cantonese
Fee: MOP 50

Participants are going to use the unique technology of overglaze painting to outline any desired decorations on a ceramic tile and an 8-inch plate during the sections. Participants will be able to understand the manufacturing process of Canton Porcelain e.g., bisque firing. The above-mentioned pieces will be fired at a high temperature and led by the demonstrator, and the participants will be collecting their finished pieces three to four weeks later.

Leaded by: Lei Iat Po, the inheritor of Macao Canton Enamel
Audience: Aged above 13
Quota: 20 max

Workshop
Activity of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Hand-painting Macao’s Canton Porcelain

 

(Sundays)

18/04

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16/05

2021

2:30pm-5:00pm

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An extended experience of Macao’s Canton Porcelain

Activity of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Hand-painting Macao’s Canton Porcelain II

 

Participants are going to use the unique technology of overglaze painting to outline any desired decorations on a ceramic tile and an 8-inch plate during the sections. Participants will be able to understand the manufacturing process of Canton Porcelain. The above-mentioned pieces will be fired at a high temperature and led by the demonstrator, and the participants will be collecting their finished pieces one week later.

Leaded by: Lei Iat Po, the inheritor of Macao Canton Enamel
Audience: Aged above 13
Quota: 12 max

(Sundays)

22/08

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05/09

19/09

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26/09

2021

2:30pm-5:00pm

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Reuniting Porcelain:
An extended experience of Macao’s Canton Porcelain

Participants are going to use the unique technology of overglaze painting to outline any desired decorations on a ceramic tile and a plate during the sections.


Date:25/6、2/7、9/7 、16/7、23/7(Sun)
Time:10:00am – 12:30pm

 

Leading Artist: Mr. Lei Iat Po, the inheritor of Macao Canton Enamel
Age: 13 Years old or above
Language: Cantonese
Fee: MOP 1,920/ five sections (materials and firing costs inclusive)
Seats: 12 

5% Discount:
  - Register before 3rd June, 2023
  - Enrollment of two or above
  - CCCN Friends
15% Discount:
  - Aged or above 65 

(Cannot be used in conjunction with other promotion offer and discounts)

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