Tranquility - The Scholar's Four Treasures
Object NameCalligraphy Set with Custom Box
Artist
Qin Wang
(Chinese, b. 1978)
Made FromGlass, Paper, Board, Cloth, Wood
Date2016
TechniqueCast, assembled
Size(-20) Calligraphy Brush with Cap H: 27 cm, W: D: Diam (max): 1.3 cm
Accession Number2019.6.14
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
New Glass Now (TRAVEL)
New Glass Now
Interpretive NotesWang Qin takes the “four treasures” of the classical Chinese study—the tools of Chinese calligraphy that denote a cultivated life—and unusually translates them into glass. As such, he gives them added layers of meaning in a culture in which materials are deeply embedded with metaphorical associations.
-Aric Chen
Instagram: @wangqinstudio
WeChat: wangqinstudio
China, Shanghai
Provenance
Provenance information not currently available online. Please check back in the coming weeks.