Cloud on the Mountains
Ornament
2000 (made)
2000 (made)
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The artist Li Hsing-lung combines two traditional Chinese crafts to create this decorative piece. Here, instead of glaze, the artist has experimented in applying lacquer on high-fired pottery. The archaic shape of the mountains and cloud would have been inspired by the works of the past.
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Title | Cloud on the Mountains (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Lacquer on pottery, inlaid with mother-of-pearl |
Brief description | Cloud on the Mountains by Li Hsing-lung, 2000 |
Physical description | An ornament in the form of a small hill. Brown and grey lacquered surface with white cloud made of mother-of-pearl. |
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Credit line | Supported by the Friends of the V&A |
Summary | The artist Li Hsing-lung combines two traditional Chinese crafts to create this decorative piece. Here, instead of glaze, the artist has experimented in applying lacquer on high-fired pottery. The archaic shape of the mountains and cloud would have been inspired by the works of the past. |
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Accession number | FE.122:1-2002 |
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Record created | March 6, 2003 |
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