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Harvest Series

Harvest Series (2007-2009) by Sin-ying Ho

Ceramic vessel, 10cm x 14cm x 5cm

Collector: Alex Burchmore

This sculpture is made by Hong Kong-born, New York-based ceramicist Sin-ying Ho and is part of her “Harvest Series”. To learn more about this intriguing ceramic vessel CLICK HERE to watch Alex explain Sin-ying's creative process and how the sculpture ended up in his collection.

(Dr Alex Burchmore is Lecturer in Art History and Curatorial Studies at the Centre for Art History and Art Theory, School of Art and Design at the Australian National University, and the author of New Export China: Translations Across Time and Place in Contemporary Chinese Porcelain Art )

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• History Reimagined: Shen Jiawei and NC Qin
• Individual and Universal: the World We Share
• Warren Duncan Exhibition: Australians in 1970’s China
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• Red Heart of Australia
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• Wang Lan's Art: A Lyrical Language 牧歌
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