Group Collections: A Row of the Same Kind of Things

A whole row of objects of the same type but each different, displayed side-by-side: for example, twenty white porcelain bowls of different eras and origins, fifteen silver candlesticks of various shapes, or thirty different stones. Because they are of the same category, their differences are magnified, and viewers automatically begin to compare them; if only two or three pieces were displayed, they would merely be decorative. The arrangement is a regular, equally spaced row, without variations in density. Placed on a long shelf or in a niche, with a plain background. The logic of this display comes from a museum, not a home decor store. Even side lighting. Avoid: mixing in objects of other categories, arranging them with uneven density, having too few items to allow for comparison, or adding labels and descriptions to each item.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一整排同一類但各不相同的物件並列陳設:例如二十只不同年代與產地的白瓷碗、十五個形狀各異的銀質燭台、或三十枚不同的石頭。因為類別相同,差異被放大,觀者會自動開始比較;而如果只放三兩件,就只是裝飾。排列是規律的等距一列,不做疏密變化。放在一道長的層板或壁龕裡,背景是素色的。這種陳列的邏輯來自博物館而不是家飾店。均勻的側光。避免:混入其他類別的物件、排列做成疏密不一、數量太少看不出比較、每件加上標籤與說明。