Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar, commonly known as Clam Guanyin, was created by modern Taiwanese artist Huang Tu-shui in 1919 and completed in 1921. It is the first sculpture of a nude modern female of equal height in Taiwan.[1]
History
Daughter of Nectar was selected for the 3rd Japan Fine Arts Exhibition. In 1931, it was displayed in the “Huang Tu-shui Posthumous Works Exhibition” held in Zhongshan Hall, Taipei City. After the exhibition, it was moved to the first floor of the Taiwan Education Association Building (now National 228 Memorial Museum)[2]. In 1958, the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council was relocated to Taichung County, and the Daughter of Nectar was moved along with it. It was later arbitrarily discarded, and its whereabouts were unknown. It was finally found by Professor Lin Mun-lee and his team in 2021, delivered to the Ministry of Culture collection[3][4] for archival, and designated as a national treasure on February 14, 2023.[5]
In 1919, Huang Tu-shui began creating Daughter of Nectar in Japan and completed it in 1921. It is the first female sculpture presented in the nude in Taiwan. In Buddhism, “nectar water” is the image of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin) holding poplar branches and a pure bottle; this is the symbol of purifying all living beings and eliminating disasters[6]. Huang Tu-shui used realistic techniques to depict the mature beauty of a young woman. Based on Lin Manli’s analysis, the figure is plump with a calm expression. This figure stands from the chaos in the shape of “Venus,” symbolizing oriental maternity[7].
In 1921, Daughter of Nectar was shortlisted for the 3rd Japan Fine Arts Exhibition. This was the second time that Huang Tu-shui’s work was shortlisted after Indigenous Children. This work was also one of his few competitive works that was included in the exhibition[8][9]. This work was exhibited at the Taiwan Pavilion of the Tokyo Peace Memorial Expo[10] the following year. After Huang Tu-shui passed away, Daughter of Nectar was transported back to Taiwan by his widow Liao Qiugui in 1931 and donated to the Taiwan Education Association Building to celebrate its completion. This work was later exhibited in the “Huang Tu-shui Posthumous Works Exhibition” in the former government building of Taiwan's Governor-General’s Mansion (now Zhongshan Hall) as part of the museum's collection[11]
References
- ↑ 陳宛茜 (2021-11-11). "台灣首座裸女像「甘露水」開箱！ 解開失蹤半世紀謎題". 聯合新聞網.
- ↑ 李小芬. "藏家共襄盛舉 獻寶 『甘露水』『山童吹笛』兩作品 仍不知流落何方". 中國時報.
- ↑ "台灣首座裸女雕像「甘露水」現身 研究者：震撼如核爆". 聯合新聞網 (in 中文). 2021-10-15. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ↑ 林曼麗 (2022). "光：臺灣文化的啟蒙與自覺". 「光——臺灣文化的啟蒙與自覺」總論. p. 25.
- ↑ 文化部文化資產局 (2023-02-14). "〈黃土水／（甘露水）〉". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
- ↑ 李志銘 (2021-11-06). "〈黃土水的美學為何打動我們？《甘露水》與塵封的半個世紀〉". 端傳媒.
- ↑ 陳宛茜 (2023-02-17). "〈台灣首座等身女性裸體雕塑 「甘露水」文化部指定國寶〉". 聯合新聞網.
- ↑ 李欽賢 (1996). "《臺灣美術閱覽》". 臺北，玉山社.
- ↑ 國立臺灣美術館/非池中藝術網編輯整理 (2022-09-22). "〈迎接黃土水〈甘露水〉 國立臺灣美術館堅定守護臺灣藝術資產〉". 《非池中藝術網》.
- ↑ 鍾秉哲 (2021-11-15). "「台灣的維納斯」現身！黃土水塵封半世紀名作《甘露水》12月展出". 《風傳媒》. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ↑ 簡秀枝 (2021-10-21). "〈兩代人的誠心 《甘露水》重見天日〉". 《中時新聞網》.
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