DANFUL YANG

Yang's porcelain unicorns explore Chinese traditional craftsmanship and philosophy along with references to the Chinese family dynamics, named 'Girly', 'Daydream' and 'Glasses'. ‘Girly’ is a porcelain work which incorporates the shapes of four different flowers-orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum and plum blossom. Traditionally, in Chinese iconography, the grouping of these flowers is called the Four Gentlemen. Each flower represents a specific quality embodied by the model Chinese person; the straightness of the bamboo stem is an indicator of honesty and modesty, the orchard symbolizes elegance and decorum, the chrysanthemum represents moral integrity and the plum blossom embodies resilience, strength of character and steadfastness of ideals.