Artist: Tang Cheng 唐成 Material: Porcelain, Jun red glaze (钧红釉), applied gold lustre (彩金) Technique: High-temperature firing with gold lustre applied freely by hand.

Dimensions: 55×22×36 cm (L×W×H)  Year: 2021 'Chen Xiong Gu Yi' (沉雄古逸) is a classical phrase from Chinese art criticism, used to describe a quality found in the greatest ink paintings and archaic bronzes: depth without noise, strength held in reserve, antique grace.

The sculpture takes the form of a mythic beast at rest — the pose slow, the head lifted, the forepaws extended in the manner of the guardian lions carved at temple approaches. The silhouette is minimal, almost abstract, yet unmistakably alive.

The glaze is Jun red (钧红), deep as arterial blood. Over this, gold lustre has been applied freely by hand. The gilding moves like cloud script across the red surface. Edition of 200