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Design concept 設計理念
翠玉白菜
翠玉白菜 Jadeite Cabbage
設計人:胡焱榮 Soofeen Hu
2019 | 23 x 11.5 x 7.5 cm | 2.055 kg

作者會走上翡翠藝術創作之路,即是受了翠玉白菜的影響,當年瑾妃的嫁妝,將翡翠白中帶青翠的色澤分佈化為白菜,象徵新嫁娘的清白,其上有螽斯和蝗蟲含有多子多孫的祝福。而本件作品即是作者向舊時代巨作致敬,也表達古人開創了翡翠藝術的創作,作者期許他自己能將此藝術文化傳承下去。

Influenced by the Jadeite Cabbage, the creator starts the journey of jadeite art creation. There are the fresh-green part and white part of the Jadeite Cabbage, which was a dowry of Consort Jin of the Qing Dynasty. The mixing verdant and white color tones are transformed into the appearance of cabbage, symbolizing the bride's innocence. And the katydids and locusts set on the cabbage contain the blessing of many descendants.
This work is the creator pays his respects to the great artwork of the old times, as well as expressing the ancients start the jadeite art creation. Meanwhile, the creator hopes that he can make this art and culture an inheritance and pass on it to the future generations.