Large Tianqiuping Vase I

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Artist Vivian Chiu(American, born 1989)American, born 1989

CultureAmerican

Titles

Large Tianqiuping Vase I

Date2023

MediumPine and rosewood

Dimensions58 1/2 × 24 7/16 × 23 15/16 in. (148.6 × 62 × 60.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2024

Object number2024.294.A-.C

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceThe artist; [Houston Center for Contemporary Craft]; purchased by the MFAH, 2024.
Exhibition History"This Side Up." Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas, January 27 - May 4, 2024.

Published References "Elements of Surprise." American Craft Magazine, June/July, 2014, Volume 74, Issue 3, 46-61. Small, Zachary. "Queer Artists in Their Own Words: Vivian Chiu Wants to Bring Women into the Wood Shop," Hyperallergic, June 10, 2019. (online) https://hyperallergic.com/504005/queer-artists-in-their-own-words-vivian-chiu/ Welsh, Doug. "Review: “THIS SIDE UP” at the Houston Center For Contemporary Craft," April 22, 2024. (online) https://glasstire.com/2024/04/22/review-this-side-up-at-the-houston-center-for-contemporary-craft/ Wozinak, Stephen. "And, Or, Not: Vivian Chiu's Bodies fo Art at FLXST Contemporary" White Hot Magazine of Contemporary Art, December 2023. (online) https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/bodies-art-at-flxst-contemporary/6029 Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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On rosewood stand: Green paper label adhered to top, handwritten inscription in black ink: 7 1/2 / FAIR; gold printed paper label adhered to underside: MADE IN / HONG KONG

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