Past Exhibition

Exhibition "Gold and Treasures, 3000 Years of Chinese Ornaments"

United Arab Emirates 26.04.2024 — 10.08.2024 Learn more
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L’ÉCOLE Middle East

Dubai Design District, Building 10, Ground Floor

 

From April 26th, 2024 to August 10th, 2024 

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Exhibition "Gold and Treasures, 3000 Years of Chinese Ornaments"

To celebrate its grand opening, L’ÉCOLE will present a large and surprising exhibition: Gold and Treasures. 3000 Years of Chinese Ornaments.

From April 26th to August 10th, visitors will discover a selection of a hundred masterpieces from the Mengdiexuan Collection, one of Hong Kong’s most outstanding private art collections, spanning over three thousand years of goldsmithing work in China.

Gold & Treasures KV

Photo: Clothing ornament (peizhui) with dragon motifs, gold, Song to Ming dynasties, 960-1644, Mengdiexuan Collection, Photo Picspark Co

 

Alongside these creations, gold crystals and nuggets from L’ÉCOLE’s collection will be on display, highlighting the precious metal’s natural shapes.

The exhibition is a journey that resonates with the motto of L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts: “Discover, wonder, learn.”

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Gold specimen with quartz  L'ÉCOLE Collection
© Gold specimen with quartz L'ÉCOLE Collection
Pear-shaped gold cape weights with bird-and-peony designs, Song to Ming Dynasty, 960-1644
© Pear-shaped gold cape weights with bird-and-peony designs, Song to Ming Dynasty, 960-1644
Dragonfly hairpin, Gilded silver, coral, metal, Ming to Qing dynasties, 1368-1911
© Dragonfly hairpin, Gilded silver, coral, metal, Ming to Qing dynasties, 1368-1911
Set of hair ornaments with dragon motifs, Gilded silver, Song dynasty, 960-1279  Mengdiexuan Collection
© Set of hair ornaments with dragon motifs, Gilded silver, Song dynasty, 960-1279 Mengdiexuan Collection
Hairpin ensemble with dragon design, Gilded silver, Song dynasty, 960-1279
© Hairpin ensemble with dragon design, Gilded silver, Song dynasty, 960-1279
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Comb, Gold, jade (nephrite), pearls, green gemstone, six dynasties period  220-589
© Comb, Gold, jade (nephrite), pearls, green gemstone, six dynasties period 220-589
Hair ornament (bianfang), Gilded silver, cornaline, spinel, kingfisher feathers, gemstones, Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
© Hair ornament (bianfang), Gilded silver, cornaline, spinel, kingfisher feathers, gemstones, Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Hairpin with floral decoration, Gilded silver, kingfisher feathers, pearl, gemstones, Qing dynasty, 1644-1911, Mengdiexuan Collection
© Hairpin with floral decoration, Gilded silver, kingfisher feathers, pearl, gemstones, Qing dynasty, 1644-1911, Mengdiexuan Collection