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White

Pottery shards found in the hills of Jingdezhen

RA Exhibitions

> 2 years ago

Extract: The White Road by Edmund de Waal

His last bestseller, The Hare with Amber Eyes, traced his family history through the journey of a small Japanese carving. Now, in a new book coinciding with a display at the RA, Edmund de Waal turns to the history of porcelain.

The RA Library

Inside the Academy

> 2 years ago

Meet our new Head of Collections

In the first of a new blog series, our incoming Head of Collections explores his new stomping grounds – the RA’s jewel-like library, print room and archive.

Ceramic work by Edmund de Waal in the RA Library

RA Exhibitions

> 2 years ago

Edmund de Waal: video highlights of ‘white’

Artist and writer Edmund de Waal gives a tour of his new project in the RA Library and Print Room.
After Francesco Laurana, Bust of a Woman, possibly Ippolita Maria Sforza (detail)

Our Collection

> 2 years ago

Object of the month: October 2015

A 19th-century cast of Francesco Laurana’s bust of Maria Sforza is currently on display in the RA Library as part of Edmund de Waal’s project, ‘white’.
Portrait of Edmund de Waal standing by the kiln in his studio

RA Exhibitions

> 2 years ago

My studio life: Edmund de Waal

We visited Edmund de Waal in his south London studio, where he told us about creating a space for both making and writing.
Edmund de Waal, a mind of winter (detail)

RA Exhibitions

> 2 years ago

Edmund de Waal on his new project ‘white’

This autumn, the RA Library and Print Room will host a project by Edmund de Waal: an exploration of the colour white. Here, he takes us through some of the objects on display.