Platter

Collection

MC

Brief description

Earthenware, with 'Willow' pattern, embellished with numerous sunflowers, and a sillhouette of Ai Weiwei on top of a bridge in the bottom right. Paul Scott, 2012.

Title

A Willow For Ai Weiwei, Wen Tao, Liu Zhenggang, Zhang Jinsong, Hu Mingfen
Scott's Cumbrian Blues

Object number (per part)

5-2013

Object name (per part)

platter

Location - controlled (per part)

Short Term Loan Out

Production person

Scott, Paul

Production date

2012

Production place

Blencogo

Material

earthenware

Technique

fired
glazed
printed
painted

Physical description

Earthenware platter (c.1840) with inglaze and decal collaging and gold lustre. The 'Willow' pattern is embellished with numerous sunflowers, and a sillhouette of Ai Weiwei on top of a bridge in the bottom right.

Dimensions

length: 43cm
width: 35cm

Object history note

Prior to its acquisition by the Crafts Council, this object was displayed at the 'Blue and White Horizons' exhibition at the Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh (2012).