The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
14 FEBRUARY - 20 SEPTEMBER 2020
The Treasure of a Persian Princess: A Chinese Porcelain Dish from The Al Thani Collection
This exhibition explored the profound influence of Chinese porcelain on the art and ceramics of the Islamic world in the early modern period. The central focus of the exhibition was the Mahin Banu Dish, a masterpiece of Chinese ceramic art from The Al Thani Collection which was acquired by a Persian princess in the 16th century and was subsequently owned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan; it was shown alongside a selection of Chinese and Islamic objects from the Hermitage collections which are closely related in style and age.