The Department of Fine Arts and the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) were honoured to invite Prof. Stacey Pierson, Professor of the History of Chinese Ceramics at SOAS, University of London, to serve as a Visiting Scholar of both units. She shared on the topic “Chinese Porcelain in Global Display Contexts” on 27 February 2025, which attracted about 100 CUHK colleagues and students, alumni, and members of the public.

Prof. Pierson is the former President of the Oriental Ceramic Society (London) and is series editor for the Routledge title Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1550–1950. From 1995 to 2007, she was Curator of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. She has published widely on aspects of Chinese ceramics, Percival David, and the history of collecting and exhibitions, including From Object to Concept: Global Consumption and the Transformation of Ming Porcelain (2013), Private Collecting, Exhibitions, and the Shaping of Art History in London: the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1866-1950 (2017), among others.

Prof. Pierson had a fruitful discussion with Prof. Wan Chui Ki from the Department of Fine Art, and responded to the questions from the audience. The lecture ended successfully with a round of applause.