Lot 2

The selection The selection of the bamboo is essential. Best quality bamboo comes from an area in Sichuan Province called 'Goddess of green' (Qin shen). Bamboo must meet several requirements: it must be over 66 cm. long between the ridges, lack any scratches and be at least two years old Cutting of thatches of bamboo As soon as the bamboo is cut and still fresh and soft, it must be quickly cut in pieces of similar thickness, by cutting around its hollow center Split st

'DRAGON CLOUD'

SHANG XIA 2012

Details

'DRAGON CLOUD'
Shang Xia 2012
A gilded bamboo woven porcelain tea set
Tea pot: 15.7 x 12.8 x 11cm (6 1/8 x 5 x 4 3/8in.)
Tea cup: 11.6 x 8.8 x 6.2cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2in.)
Cup stand: 10.1 x 10.1 x 2.1cm (4 x 4 x 7/8in.)
Tray: 36 x 36 x 2cm (14 1/8 x 14 1/8 x 3/4in.) (6)

Exhibited

Musee des Arts Decoratifs, De la Chine aux arts decoratifs, Invitation aux designers contemporains, Paris, 2014

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Lot Essay

Of classical Ming shape, the four elegant white porcelain cups, their stands and the tea pot are each harmoniously covered with extremely thin bamboo, with gold applied five times on top; dated ren chen nian zhi and golden Shang Xia mark on the base; together with a black walnut tray inscribed with a poem adapted from 'Preface To The Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion'

Water is flowing between pavilions ever since the old days, Mountain is thriving with bamboos only when spring comes

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