Period:Unknown Production date:2013
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed
Subjects:war politics
Dimensions:Diameter: 25 centimetres Height: 56 centimetres Weight: 8 kilograms
Description:
Hand-painted porcelain vase depicting scenes from key moments in the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990), specifically the War of Hotels (1975).
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Comments:This series consists of seven porcelain works depicting key moments in the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990), of which three have been acquired by the British Museum. They were produced in Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of China. Yassin has said:’The ‘Yassin Dynasty’ works are part-beautiful object, part-historical document, and part mass-produced product. They echo the ancient tradition of recording victories at battle on vases and ceramics for the sake of posterity, and suggest that countless objects painted by different porcelain masters are being reproduced under the same fictional ‘dynasty’. The battles detailed on the works are ones that were instrumental for territorial, demographic and political shifts in Lebanon, and their ramifications are still tangible today. The works also embody the image of a Chinese decorative readymade object that could possibly be found in any Lebanese home. This merging between traditional, historical and artisanal elements creates a conceptually complex and multi-layered work.’Yassin commissioned Chinese artisans and Lebanese illustrators to work on the drawing templates for the vases. This specific vase refers to the War of Hotels (1975), a battle in west Beirut’s Minet-el Hosn area over the possession of a hotel complex located strategically right on the Mediterranean.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed
Subjects:war politics
Dimensions:Diameter: 25 centimetres Height: 56 centimetres Weight: 8 kilograms
Description:
Hand-painted porcelain vase depicting scenes from key moments in the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990), specifically the War of Hotels (1975).
IMG
Comments:This series consists of seven porcelain works depicting key moments in the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990), of which three have been acquired by the British Museum. They were produced in Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of China. Yassin has said:’The ‘Yassin Dynasty’ works are part-beautiful object, part-historical document, and part mass-produced product. They echo the ancient tradition of recording victories at battle on vases and ceramics for the sake of posterity, and suggest that countless objects painted by different porcelain masters are being reproduced under the same fictional ‘dynasty’. The battles detailed on the works are ones that were instrumental for territorial, demographic and political shifts in Lebanon, and their ramifications are still tangible today. The works also embody the image of a Chinese decorative readymade object that could possibly be found in any Lebanese home. This merging between traditional, historical and artisanal elements creates a conceptually complex and multi-layered work.’Yassin commissioned Chinese artisans and Lebanese illustrators to work on the drawing templates for the vases. This specific vase refers to the War of Hotels (1975), a battle in west Beirut’s Minet-el Hosn area over the possession of a hotel complex located strategically right on the Mediterranean.
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