For all the contemporary pottery collectors and coffee lover, a charity event will be held @InBetween and @Common Ground starting this Saturday the 15th to the 30th.
A selection of beautiful unique handmade mugs by artists from the Cobo Ceramic Workshop will be on sale,
50% of the selling price will be donated to Children Cancer Foundation HK.
Be sure not to miss out!
INBETWEEN
6b Tai Ping Shan Street
Sheung Wan
COMMON GROUND
19 Shing Wong Street
Central
W45xH90mm, China
This is a glove puppet head for the character Guan Yu.
One of the heros in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu was the loyal general of the warlord Lui Bei. With the help of Guan, Lui Bei later formed the Han Dynasty and unified China.
Guan Yu is portrayed with having a red face, 9 feet tall with a 2 feet long beard and eyes of a pheonix. A powerful and masculine figure. Aside from his bravery, Guan Yu is known for his loyalty.
W450xL700mm, China
This costume belonged to the Sanjiang Dong Tribe of the Guangxi area.
The garment is made with handwoven fabric with brocade trimming around the collar and placket, a decorative embroidery trimming is added to the bottom of the jacket. It would be worn as an opened jacket revealing the embroidered du dou that is worn underneath.
DIA200xH230mm, China
The oil lamp would have been as common an object at home as today’s light fixtures. Since its invention 2000 odd years ago, it had took on many forms, style and decorations. This particular one, would be a basic and utilitarian version. For those younger generations whom has not use an oil lamp before, the ceramic part should here acted as a stand, a small metal dish topped with tung oil would be placed on the top of the stand. A wick will be tipped into the oil with one end placed at the edge of the dish to be lighted up.
Click to see our other traditional lighting.
DIA90xH70mm, DIA90xH90mm, Hong Kong
Glazed Stoneware Mugs
POTTERY ART BY CHRIS LO
MOUNTAIN FOLKCRAFT
W550xH400mm, China
The title for this wood block entitled, A Tank Full of Gold Fish, 金魚滿堂 (jin yu man tang). Though gold fish is a popular pet for the Chinese, the blessing behind the cute gold fish is a play with homophone. The words 金玉滿堂 also share the same pronunciation but instead of gold fish, the large space is filled with gold and jade.
It seems tremendously greedy to wish for a room to be filled with money, but throughout history China has been war, famine and hardship, a wish portrayed in the form of cheerful gold fish is for some the only thing that keep them going and maybe one day, they will have their living room filled with gold and jade.
W80xL160xH25mm, China
This cute looking creature is a kirin, a mythical animal, it has the head of a horse, a pair of horns, a body full of scale and the tail of a dragon. It is kind, peace loving, for this gentle nature, it is often portrayed to be riding on clouds or waves and not treading over the delicate grass. The kirin lives in the sky and only one rare occasions will visit human, bringing along good fortune, thus seen as a good omen.
Click to see our other cookie moulds and kirins.
W20xD10xL50mm, China
A pendant carving of the Buddha’s hand fruit (Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis). The shape of this finger like citrus fruit resemble the Buddha’s mundra and often used as an offering in the Buddhist temple, its also a symbol of happiness, longevity and fortune.
The natural sculptural shape of the Buddha’s hand fruit also made it a popular carving subject.
The fruit also gives a slight citrus aroma, when placed in a room its fragrance will refresh the entire space.
DIA260xH80mm, Hong Kong
Large Serving Bowl
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Beige Glaze
POTTERY ART BY CHRIS LO
MOUNTAIN FOLKCRAFT
Mountain Folkcraft 