Stories of Each Ji Jian Wu
The horse symbolises success in the Chinese culture because of a commonly known idiom, 马到功成 (Ma Dao Gong Cheng), which means to achieve immediate victory.
In Chinese language, a word or phrase can often have multiple interpretations. 马上 (Ma Shang) can mean “immediately” or, “on top of the horse”.
By placing different objects on top of the horse, it conveys the meaning of achieving something soon or immediately.
Details
Dimensions
Materials
Hand crafted porcelain and pure gold gildingDesigned in Singapore and made in Taiwan
Partnership with Design Incubation Centre by NUS
The Ji Jian Wu Collection was privileged to be hand-selected by Wendy Chua and Gustavo Maggio of design studio Forest & Whale and featured as one of the seven designs by emerging Singaporean designers for the Visions of the Future Exhibition from 10th December 2020 to 7th January 2021.
About Qiuxia
Qiuxia graduated from the Division of Industrial Design, National University of Singapore, in 2019. Spending her childhood in China has cultivated her strong interest in her native culture. She likes to integrate secular stories and artefacts from traditional arts into her works. She won the Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2019 with one of her school projects XIAN CHA (现茶), inspired by the traditional Chinese tea set.
With her passion for Chinese culture and Design, she works to find new shapes to transmit her treasured culture to new generations.
You may also like
Hu Lu (葫芦)
Hu Lu (葫芦)
Patched Goblet - Wood
Patched Goblet - Wood
Patched Table Lamp - Sky
Patched Table Lamp - Sky