Since the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Zibo in Shandong province has hosted a prosperous glassmaking industry where locally produced minerals are utilized by gifted artists and artisans to create decorative glassware that transmits graceful luminosity.
The exhibition Luminous Brilliance: The Artistry of Zibo Glass opened at the National Museum of China in Beijing on Tuesday. Visitors enter a colorful world built over centuries by glass artists in Zibo.
Luminous Brilliance: The Artistry of Zibo Glass at the National Museum of China displays a colorful world built over centuries by glass artists in Zibo, Shandong province. [Photo by Kang Yan/For China Daily]
Objects of various colors and shapes created with well-developed techniques are on display, many of which come from museums and artists in Zibo. The exhibition celebrates the well-preserved achievements, traditions and creative artistry.
Luminous Brilliance: The Artistry of Zibo Glass at the National Museum of China displays a colorful world built over centuries by glass artists in Zibo, Shandong province. [Photo by Kang Yan/For China Daily]
Luminous Brilliance: The Artistry of Zibo Glass at the National Museum of China displays a colorful world built over centuries by glass artists in Zibo, Shandong province. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily]
Luminous Brilliance: The Artistry of Zibo Glass at the National Museum of China displays a colorful world built over centuries by glass artists in Zibo, Shandong province. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily]
（chinadaily.com.cn）
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