Four Seasons
Sculpture
1997 (made)
1997 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This glasswork depicts four plants traditionally associated with the four seasons in China – orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum and plum blossom. The images are created by employing the ‘negative relief’ technique, an optical trick that enables a concave pattern to ‘pop up’ on the surface.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Four Seasons (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Glass, cast using the lost wax method |
| Brief description | Glass sculpture, entitled 'Four seasons', made by Heinrich Wang, Taiwan, 1997 |
| Physical description | A rectangular block of yellow glass, with four types of plants - chrysanthemum, bamboo, orchid and prunus - issuing from a vase. |
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| Gallery label | ‘FOUR SEASONS’
1997, Heinrich Wang (born 1953)
Glass cast by the lost wax method
Taiwan
Museum no. FE.70-1997(28/03/2012) |
| Object history | Bought from the artist |
| Summary | This glasswork depicts four plants traditionally associated with the four seasons in China – orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum and plum blossom. The images are created by employing the ‘negative relief’ technique, an optical trick that enables a concave pattern to ‘pop up’ on the surface. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.70-1997 |
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| Record created | December 12, 2008 |
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