Ceramics

1995

Width:23 x Height:38.4 x Diameter:23 (cm)

高:38.4,直徑(口):4.5,直徑(底):6.3,腹圍:76,直徑:23cm

Wang Hsiu-Kung (1929-2019, Gansu, China) studied at the National Hangzhou Academy of Art before relocating to Taiwan in 1949. He taught at several institutions, including Xizhi High School, Tainan Agricultural School, and Gangshan High School, and also worked in advertising design. In 1957, he became the director of the China Arts and Ceramics Company, marking the beginning of his involvement in Taiwan’s ceramic industry. He later served as director of the Chung-Hua Arts and Ceramics Company and founded both Longmen Ceramics and Tang Kiln Ceramics. Wang also held a part-time teaching position at the National Taiwan Academy of Arts (now National Taiwan University of Arts). From 1980 onward, he focused on his own ceramic creations. His work received several honors, including the Excellence Award in Non-Functional Ceramics and Honorable Mention in Functional Ceramics from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum’s Modern Ceramics Exhibition. He held numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Taiwan and abroad. Wang was the first to invite artists to collaborate in ceramic design and decoration, and he pioneered the “high-fired polychrome glaze” technique, making significant contributions to Taiwan’s ceramic art. In 2015, he received the second New Taipei City Ceramic Achievement Award.
This vessel features a small flared mouth, short neck, rounded shoulders, a full upper body, and a base that tapers to a rounded bottom. Its surface displays a gradient of white, green, and red hues, interspersed with evenly distributed crackle patterns. The form and coloration resemble those of an olive. The rich, iridescent layering of colors is a hallmark of Wang’s high-fired underglaze technique. By immersing or spraying multiple layers of glaze onto the surface and firing the piece once at high temperature, the final result reveals dynamic, unpredictable variations that exemplify his innovative ceramic style.

Accession number:20170300228