Special Exhibition “Herend Porcelain from Hungary”

Special Exhibition “Herend Porcelain from Hungary”

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka

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n 1826, porcelain production began in Herend, a small village in southwest Hungary. Learning from the antecedents such as the porcelain manufactories of Meissen and Vienna, which produced numerous masterpieces, the Herend factory achieved a remarkable improvement in the quality of their products. It did not take long for Herend Porcelain Manufactory to become a purveyor to the royal family of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Shortly after Queen Victoria of England ordered a dinner set at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, Herend became widely known throughout Europe.
Thereafter Herend maintained its high reputation with its distinct style inspired by the ceramics of the East, being awarded a prize in every world’s fair. At the end of the nineteenth century, swimming against the tide of mass production, Herend stuck to handicraft manufacturing and continued to pursue the production of finest porcelain. The great artistry of their products enthralled the kings and nobles of Europe, and Herend became a leading work of art in Hungary, both nominally and virtually, and is still to this day.
This exhibition introduces the 190-year history and charm of Herend Porcelain Manufactory through approximately 230 works selected principally from the collections of the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, the Herend Porcelain Museum and the Hungarian National Museum.

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