Author: Wu Liang-Bin

Size:Length:74 x Width:73.5 x Height:10 (cm)

Size description：150x126x10(含框)

Introduction：Mr. Wu Liang-Bin was born in 1947 on the old street of Yingge Town, New Taipei City. His ancestral home is Cizao Township, Fujian Province, and his family has been in the pottery business for 21 generations, continuing their ancestral trade for five generations in Taiwan. Born into a family of ceramic artists, he has been working with clay since childhood, creating tirelessly over the decades. He transitioned from making "everyday pottery" such as traditional pots, bowls, and plates, to crafting intricate and delicate "Koji pottery," developing his own unique style. Despite the fluctuating fortunes of the Taiwanese ceramics industry, he never considered changing his career path. Instead, he deeply pondered how to transform and become a model for traditional ceramics.
In 1978, his celebrated works included the ridge beasts on the roof of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and the dragon head decorations at the National Concert Hall, showcasing his superb and solid pottery techniques. Later, using Koji pottery methods, he incorporated elements of opera characters, Taiwan's unique folk parade culture, and the imagery of old houses to highlight Taiwan's local cultural characteristics.
This work, "Bamboo," is part of the "Four Gentlemen" series gifted to the museum during the 2004 "Ceramic Art of Color and Craftsmanship - Wu Liang-Bin's Classic Koji Pottery Exhibition." Bamboo, with its segmented stems that are neither too rigid nor too soft, is seen as a symbol of "humility" due to its lofty and strong character. Bai Juyi wrote in "The Record of Bamboo Cultivation": "Bamboo is to plants as a virtuous person is to the masses." This work features Koji pottery mounted on a wooden base designed as a screen with the concept of a "window within a door," both beautiful and practical. The traditional architectural "stone window" design includes bats at the four corners symbolizing good fortune, embodying the auspicious meaning of "bestowing blessings." The center has a "bagua window," with bamboo stems and leaves forming the window grille image, along with two white birds and a summer cicada, presenting an overall scene of vitality and vigor.

Accession Number:CR09300700