Not on display

Cha gang toy

Toy
2007 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wang Yiyang (designer)
Place of origin
Shanghai (made)

Toy of a tiger, PVC, Cha gang, Wang Yiyang, Shanghai, 2007

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Fashion
Object type
Toy
TitleCha gang toy (generic title)
Materials and techniques
PVC
Sequins
Applique
Brief description
Toy of a tiger, PVC, Cha gang, Wang Yiyang, Shanghai, 2007
Gallery label
(20/03/2012)
Cha gang is Chinese for a white enamel mug, a commonplace in Chairman Mao's era. By identifying his fashion work with a vernacular object, Wang Yiyang expresses his personal understanding of fashion and the country's complicated cultural history. As well as their understated beauty, his unisex clothes often have some surprising details, such as twisted sleeves or a padded strip along the hemline.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.213-2011

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Record createdMarch 20, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1244878/cha-gang-toy-toy-wang-yiyang/
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