Bowl “Deer-Antler Sand”
Gan Erke Chinese
Not on view
The bowl “Deer-Antler Sand” features a fine-grained surface created from multicolored lacquer and gold foil. This special lacquer technique is based on a traditional finish that used ground deer-antler. Gan’s bowl achieves the appearance of this technique using only lacquer and gold.
Gan’s works reflects an aesthetic attitude shared among a group of contemporary Chinese artists working in different materials. They aim to sustain or revive the highest levels of traditional craftsmanship, by producing distinctive utilitarian objects of great subtlety and beauty.
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