Celadon Violin Ten Symbols of Longevity

This piece is chosen by those who understand that an object may carry the memory of one tradition while being transformed completely by another. “It appears to be a violin, yet what it truly holds is a landscape of blessing.” Created by Kwon O Hak, a master ceramic artisan of Icheon, this celadon violin sculpture is a work of cultural translation. It takes the recognisable form of the Western violin and remakes it through the language of Korean ceramic tradition. The result is neither a conventional instrument nor a novelty object, but a carefully conceived sculptural form in which engineering silhouette, symbolic decoration, and ceramic refinement converge. The most immediate point of transformation lies in the surface. Rather than polished wood, the body is covered in a quiet celadon glaze, whose soft blue-green depth evokes the esteemed colour tradition of Korean ceramics. This glaze alters the emotional register of the violin form. What is typically associated with resonance, tension, and performance is here rendered still, contemplative, and enduring. The object no longer suggests sound alone; it suggests atmosphere. Across that celadon field unfolds the imagery of sipjangs...

$18,000.00

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