Ping Pong have teamed up with the V&A to celebrate the launch of their autumn exhibition Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700-1900.

Masterpieces of Chinese Paintings: 700-1900 is at the V&A from 26 October 2013 – 19 January 2014. V&A Members go Free. More info here www.vam.ac.uk/masterpieces

Presenting one of the world’s greatest artistic traditions, Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700 - 1900 is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see rare surviving works of art drawn from collections around the world. Explore over 70 of the finest examples of Chinese painting, from small-scale intimate works by monks and literati through to a 14-metre-long scroll painting, many of which are shown together for the first time.

Charting the evolving styles and subjects of painting over a 1200 year period, the exhibition includes figure paintings on silk for religious sites, landscape painting and the introduction of Western influences. A significant number of these masterpieces have never been exhibited in the UK before, from banners, albums and scrolls created for a variety of settings to the materials that reveal the traditional process and techniques of painting on silk.

Diners and art lovers looking to embark on a culinary journey this autumn need go no further than one of Ping Pong’s restaurants. This winter the restaurant collaborates with the V&A to create artistic cocktails inspired by Wang Mian’s plum blossom painting and the Silk Road city of Dunhuang.

The cocktails are accompanied by a special V&A set menu, which features many Ping Pong signature dishes as well as some new ones such as delicate steamed squid dumplings wrapped in translucent pastry.

The V&A Masterpieces Of Chinese Painting Set Menu - £20

BAKED

Roast Pork puff

FRIED

Vietnamese rice paper spring roll

Duck spring roll

Prawn toast with sesame seeds

STEAMED

Beef dumpling

Chicken Shu Mai

Chive dumpling

Spicy vegetable dumpling

Crab and prawn dumpling

Squid dumpling

RICE

Honeyed chicken rice pot

DESSERT Iced coconut parfait

COMPETITION

We have the following fantastic prizes to be won!

To enter, email katie@run-riot.com with the letter of the prize you'd like to win in the 'subject' line of the email. Winners will be selected at random.

A- 1x pair of tickets to the V&A exhibition (we have 5x pairs to be won, with 1x pair per winner!)

B- A table for 2 at Ping Pong (up to £30 per head) anytime between 8th-29th November (we have 3x tables to be one, with 1x table for 2 per winner)

C- A copy of the V&A Masterpieces of Chinese Painting book accompanying the exhibition