Fascinated by Blue and White: Chinese Porcelain in Islamic Painting

For the first time ever, the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin exhibits a selection of Islamic paintings, primarily from 17th - and 18th-century India, which focus on blue and white Chinese porcelains as prestige objects. The paintings are shown alongside a selection of ceramics, both Chinese blue-and-white porcelain from the collection of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst (Museum of Asian Art), as well as Persian and Ottoman Turkish ceramics, made in the sincerest homage to the allure of Chinese blue-and-white.

The exhibition is dedicated to John Carswell on the occasion of his 80th birthday. His contribution to the history of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain and its impact on the Middle East is immense.