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Detail of Peonies in a bronze vessel, China, 1903 (Museum No: EA2007.103)
Figure with a double-gourd vasefront

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Figure with a double-gourd vase

  • Description

    Wilson Shieh, a Hong Kong artist born in 1970, is to a large extent a figure painter in the traditional mode. His paintings are executed in ink and colours on silk against a plain ground and with meticulous brushwork, yet they are far from traditional in style. In this series he has depicted naked figures alongside ceramic vessels and models from different historical periods ranging from around 200 BC until the late 1700s.

    The figure here is attached to a porcelain vase with enamel glazes typical of the eighteenth century. Gourd-shaped ceramic vases have a long history in China, and examples from many periods can be seen in the ceramics display in the gallery China from AD 800.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › China (place of creation)
    Date
    2002
    Artist/maker
    Wilson Shieh (born 1970) (artist)
    Material and technique
    ink and colour on silk
    Dimensions
    frame 65.5 x 48.5 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)
    page 50.9 x 39.8 cm (height x width)
    painting 37.5 x 26.8 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    organic › animal › animal product › silk,
    processed material › textile › silk
    Technique index
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented in honour of the 70th birthday of Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 2002.
    Accession no.
    EA2002.133

Glossary

porcelain

  • porcelain

    Ceramic material composed of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar which is fired to a temperature of c.1350-1400⁰c. The resulting ceramic is vitreous, translucent, and white in colour.

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