Ceramic Collection: The Rhythm of Grouped Displays

A display of numerous ceramic objects. Dozens of vases, jars, and bowls are placed on an entire open shelf. Their forms vary greatly—tall and slender, short and stout, wide-mouthed, narrow-necked—but their glazes are unified within a narrow range, for example, all various shades of celadon green, or all white and cream. Because the colors are unified, the eye perceives the variation in shapes; they are arranged in groups of three to five, with gaps between groups, rather than being evenly spread out. The largest pieces are placed at eye level, the smallest on the upper shelves. The shelves are dark. Light comes from the side. Avoid: mixing objects of completely different color schemes, spreading objects evenly losing the rhythm of grouping, making all forms similar, locking them up in glass cabinets.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組大量陶瓷器物的陳列。數十件花瓶、罐子與碗被放在一整面開放層架上,它們的器型差異很大——高瘦的、矮胖的、寬口的、細頸的——但釉色統一在一個窄幅的範圍內,例如全部是各種深淺的青綠,或全部是白與奶油色。因為顏色統一,眼睛看到的是形狀的變化;它們被以三到五件為一組地擺放,組與組之間留有間隔,而不是均勻散開。最大的幾件放在視線高度,最小的放在上層。層架是深色的。光線從側面來。避免:混入色系完全不同的器物、把物件均勻散開失去成組的節奏、讓所有器型相似、使用玻璃櫃把它們鎖起來。