Bowl “Red Gold”

2011

Not on view

Gan Erke, a leading master from Huizhou (Anhui province), a traditional center for producing literati objects including lacquerware. Among Gan’s varied creations, the most notable is his “rhinoceros hide” (xipi) marbled lacquer, a technique used on the bowl “Red Gold” and the box “Black and Red” (2021.5a, b).

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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Title: Bowl “Red Gold”
Artist: Gan Erke (Chinese, born 1955)
Date: 2011
Culture: China
Medium: Marbled lacquer (xipi) with gold foils, gold rim
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6 cm); Diam. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2021
Object Number: 2021.3
Rights and Reproduction: © Gan Erke
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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Box with lid “Black and Red”, Gan Erke Chinese, Marbled lacquer (xipi) with gold foils, China — Box with lid “Black and Red”
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