ANTONIA LAWSON

ANTONIA ( TUPPY ) LAWSON'S CERAMIC ART & SCULPTURE

VILLAGE DEITY
Ceramic sculpture of village deity with hakka hat
Village Deity
VILLAGE DEITY
H 41”x W 20”x D18”

This girl is a village deity who reminds me of the Hakka women who would work the fields planting rice in the New Territories or sell vegetables in Tai Po market. They wore dark colours and had wonderful large coned hats to protect them from the beating sun. In this sculpture hanging from the four corners of the hat are bunches of Choi Sum symbolizing a good harvest. These Choi Sum are strung on threads with gold coral and jade colored beads. In the Chinese Empire jade was considered the most noble of all gems it was given the name yü, "precious stone" or “treasure”. As a kid I would come back from Tai Po market carrying bunches of Choi Sum that were tried together with a piece of raffia or jute. The way it would hang down and swing inspired the vegetables
hanging from her hat.

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