Studio Yolanda Jin

Relievo Pendant - Baoyueping

Name: Relievo Pendant - Baoyueping
Brand: Studio Yolanda Jin
Price: 1700.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$1,700.00 USD

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Baoyueping is a Chinese porcelain shape that became prevalent during the 18th century. The name translates to "embrace the moon vase", named for the round moon-like shape. Originally a form for portable leather flasks from northwestern nomadic tradition, it became a favoured motif during the Qing Dynasty and was elevated and memorialized in porcelain. A Chinese ruyi ("as one desires") cloud pattern is carved in shallow relief as is fitting of the moon shape and to pair together to evoke the night sky.

I hand carved the pendant out of wax and the piece is one-of-a-kind. The pendant is casted through the lost-wax method in 100% recycled gold. I designed each pendant as a panel with concave beveled corners and relief design– an homage to the decorative panels in antique Chinese furniture as well as Renaissance basso-relievo sculptures.

Specifications

100% recycled 14k yellow gold.

Pendant measures 12mm x 17mm not including bail.

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In Jars of Clay

I have always been fascinated by the art of ceramics, and in awe of the artists who flourish in the medium. There is a kaleidoscope of beautiful opposites in pottery: fragility and endurance, utility and ornamentation, moldability and permanence, raw earth and the imprinted human hand. This collection is a love letter to an art form as old as humanity itself, and the transformation that the humble "jar" experiences through different eras. These four pieces were an opportunity for me to experiment with expressions of form-finding as well as shallow carving as a representation of ceramic patterns — all at a miniature scale.