The Rinaldi Donation: A Collection of Chinese Art

Chiara Visconti

doi:10.6093/978-88-6719-345-5

The Rinaldi Donation: A Collection of Chinese Art

Authors

Chiara Visconti

University of Naples L'Orientale

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6093/978-88-6719-345-5

Synopsis

Publisher: UniorPress

Series: Quaderni delle Collezioni Museali de “L’Orientale”

Pages: 212

Language: Italiano

Abstract: This volume presents the Chinese section of the Rinaldi Collection, donated to the Museo Orientale “Umberto Scerrato” of the Università di Napoli L’Orientale in September 2024. Comprising eighty works dating from the tenth to the twentieth century, the catalogue offers a broad overview of Chinese decorative art through a selection of ceramics and objects of remarkable historical and technical interest. Conceived as a reasoned catalogue, the volume is organised into thematic introductory sections that explore the main production centres and typologies represented in the collection – from Tang (618–907) funerary statuettes to celadon and black- or blue-glazed stoneware, from qingbai and kraakporcelains to lacquerware, silver, and items from the scholar’s studio.The donation, the result of Maura Rinaldi’s expertise and lifelong passion, significantly enhances the Museo Scerrato’s collections and provides a valuable resource for research and teaching, while opening new perspectives on the history of collecting and the global circulation of Chinese art.

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Author Biography

Chiara Visconti, University of Naples L'Orientale

Chiara Visconti is Associate Professor at the Università di Napoli L’Orientale, Department of Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean Studies, where she teaches Chinese and Japanese Art History and East Asian Archaeology. She has taken part in archaeological missions in China, Nepal, and the Arabian Peninsula, and has coordinated the research project Mapping Chinese Art in Italy in collaboration with the School of Archaeology and Museology of Beijing University. Her current research focuses on trade and diplomatic relations between East Asia, West Asia, and Europe, examined through metal and ceramic finds from excavations and museum collections.