大英博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (大英博物館Instagram)「“Beauty is truth, truth beauty, — that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know” Keats was referring to another type of ceramic vessel – a Grecian urn – with these words, but curator Jessica Harrison-Hall thinks of his famous lines when looking at these beautiful pieces of blue-and-white porcelain: ‘They inspire me to think of beauty and strength simultaneously, and the links between the two.’ With designs of birds resting on blossoming branches, they are delicate, but they also represent strength – specifically the strength of the ties between nations. They were made in China, but the form of the moon-shaped flask derives from Middle Eastern glass, and the geometric borders are copied from the patterns found on Middle Eastern metalwork. Find more inspirational stories from staff, Trustees and partners via the link in our bio, and today on #MuseumPassion. 🔎 Three porcelain vessels decorated with songbirds and flowering trees. Jingdezhen, China, 1403–1424. #BritishMuseum #porcelain #ceramics #HereForCulture」10月15日 19時31分