A New Study of the 1950s Wang Xiliang's White Snake Legend Figures on the White Ground Famille Rose Cong Vase – Part of the "Export Exhibition Porcelain" from early time of the People's Republic of China, Collection at the Regional Ethnographic Museum, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Lian, Mian, Liu, Min, Li, Liang
pp. 34 - 49
 
Title: A New Study of the 1950s Wang Xiliang's White Snake Legend Figures on the White Ground Famille Rose Cong Vase – Part of the "Export Exhibition Porcelain" from early time of the People's Republic of China, Collection at the Regional Ethnographic Museum, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Authors: Lian, Mian, Liu, Min, Li, Liang

Abstract: The subject of the present study is a significant work of Chinese painting on porcelain and ceramics from the mid-20th century, recently discovered in the collections of a foreign museum. The focus of the article is directed towards the relationship between the folk tale used as the main motif and the socio-historical context of the period. Emphasis is placed on the artist’s aesthetic choices, as well as on the cultural and educational exchange of exhibits from local traditional crafts and decorative-applied arts within the socialist countries of that time.

Keywords: Central and Eastern Europe; Cultural Activities; Intercultural Exchange; Inter-institutional Exchange; Culture.

Received: 08-10-2025     Accepted: 05-12-2025     Published: 27-12-2025

Citation: Lian, M., Liu, M., Li, L. (2025). A New Study of the 1950s Wang Xiliang's White Snake Legend Figures on the White Ground Famille Rose Cong Vase – Part of the "Export Exhibition Porcelain" from early time of the People's Republic of China, Collection at the Regional Ethnographic Museum, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Cultural and Historical Heritage: Preservation, Presentation, Digitalization (KIN Journal), 11(2), ISSN 2367-8038, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 34–49. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55630/KINJ.2025.110203