Dong Han
Jeweller
Published: 18.10.2019
Necklace: The Teeth of the Wolf, 2019
Ancient beads, bone, jade masks, ebony, bronze.
7 x 1.5 x 4.2 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Shaman
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Necklace: The Bronze Shield, 2019
Ancient jade masks, ebony, sheepskin cord.
8 x 2.8 x 50 cm
Photo by: Dong Han
From series: Shaman
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Sculpture: The Civet Cat, 2019
Bronze
49 x 18 x 23 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Sculpture: The Bench, 2019
Bronze
180 x 40 x 50 cm
Photo by: Dong Han
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Sculpture: The Water Spring, 2019
Wood, propylene.
18 x 15 x 14 cm
Photo by: Dong Han
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Pendant: The Little Skull, 2019
White gold palted silver.
L: 1 cm
Photo by: Dong Han
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Ring: The Skull, 2019
Silver
2.8 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm
Photo by: Dong Han
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Pendant: The Small Pig, 2019
White gold plated silver.
1 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Photo by: Dong Han
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Brooch: The Skull, 2019
Silver
2 x 2 cm
Photo by: Dong Han
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Sculpture: The Upper Cave, 2018
Bronze
55 x 30 x 77 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Sculpture: The Caveman, 2017
Bronze
28 x 25 x 32 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Object: The Bumer, 2017
Iron, ebony.
16 x 10 x 12 cm
Photo by: Dong Han
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Sculpture: Gladness No.1, 2017
Wood, feather, sponge.
28 x 12 x 8 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Gladness
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Sculpture: Gladness No.2, 2017
Wood, feather.
60 x 40 x 28 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Gladness
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Sculpture: Return No.1, 2017
Copper
40 x 18 x 50 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Sculpture: Return No.2, 2017
Resin, propylene.
40 x 18 x 50 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Return
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Sculpture: Day of the Dead, 2017
Wood, copper, knife, iron tree.
40 x 9 x 60 cm
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Sculpture: Shaman, 2017
Feather, wood, jade mask, yak tail.
40 x 40 x 55 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Sculpture: Ruyi, 2016
Bronze
30 x 10 x 8 cm
Photo by: Dong Han
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Sculpture: Deadwood, 2016
Jade, Xun.
7 x 7 x 12 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Ring: Animism No.1, 2016
Wood, fur.
3.6 x 6.5 x 1.5 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Animism
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Pendant: Animism No.2, 2016
Leather, jade mask, fur.
10 x 10 x 25 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Animism
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Necklace: Animism No.3, 2016
Cotton thread, wood, insect specimen.
4 x 2 x 25 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Animism
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Pendant: Untitled, 2016
Wood
6 x 3 x 7 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Pendant: Untitled, 2016
Wood
3.7 x 3.5 x 4.5 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Ring: Queen of Flowers, 2015
18k yellow gold, wood, rose snail.
2.4 x 3 x 5 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Sculpture: Untitled, 2015
Wood
4.5 x 4 x 12.5 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Necklace: Untitled, 2015
Microlith, ebony.
1.8 x 1.3 x 20 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Necklace: Untitled, 2015
Microlith, ebony.
3.4 x 1.7 x 20 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Pendant: Who am I No.14, 2015
Jade mask, wood, microliths.
1.8 x 1.3 x 5 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Pendant: Who am I No.13, 2015
Jade mask, wood, conch, 18-karat yellow gold.
3.5 x 2 x 9.4 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Brooch: The Mask, 2014
Silver
2.5 x 2.4 cm
Photo by: Dong Han
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Ring: Who am I No.12, 2014
Jade mask, conch, ebony.
5.8 x 3.4 x 5.2 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Brooch: Who am I No.11, 2014
Jade mask, conch, coral, silver.
3.5 x 8 x 1.8 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Pendant: Who am I No.10, 2014
Jade mask, microliths, conch, nutshell, jade tubes.
4.2 x 2.3 x 9 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Pendant: Who am I No.9, 2014
Jade mask, ebony.
4 x 2 x 11 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Necklace: Prehistoric Thousand Years, 2013
Jade fish, jade mask, jade coin, jade canal, jade canal, bronzes remnants, wuzhu coin, potteries, conch, turquoise, silver, wood.
20 x 2.5 x 53 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Necklace: The End of the Flies, 2013
Pottery jade canal, crystal, wood, flies, cotton thread.
10 x 3.5 x 30 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Necklace: Shaman, 2013
Jade mask, nutshell, leather, colored glazes, bronze pieces, dzi, jade beads.
10 x 7 x 54 cm
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Necklace: Ghost, 2013
Jade mask, nutshell, conch, jade beads, wood, paper.
7 x 4 x 48 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Necklace: Home, 2013
Jade bird, jade canal, jade beads, bronzes, copper bells, conch, crystal, opal, sliver, ebony, cotton thread.
8 x 3 x 50 cm
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Necklace: Noah's Ark, 2013
Wood, jade masks, leather mouse, fur, bronze pieces, amazonston, conch, dzi, sardonyx, turquoise, jade.
19 x 9 x 42 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Brooch: Mother and Child, 2013
Jade mask, porcelain, silver, wood.
6 x 1.8 x 14 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Pendant: Who am I No.8, 2012
Jade mask, animal teeth, shell, flaxen thread, ebony.
11 x 3.5 x 12 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Necklace: Untitled, 2012
Conch, desert stone, shell, crystal, silver.
5 x 2 x 30 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Necklace: Who am I No.7, 2011
Jade mask, wood, conch, corallite.
5 x 3.5 x 14 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Brooch: The Tiger Mask, 2010
Silver
2 x 2 cm
Photo by: Dong Han
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Pendant: Untitled, 2010
Conch, 18-karat yellow gold, turquoise, beeswax, wood, silver.
3.4 x 2.2 x 11.7 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Necklace: Untitled, 2010
Beeswax, crab leg, wood, silver.
3.5 x 2 x 35 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Sculpture: The Divine Pig, 2009
Bronze
90 x 60 x 110 cm
Photo by: Neil Huxley
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Ring: Untitled, 2009
Conch, porcelain pieces, 18-karat yellow gold, silver.
2.9 x 3.1 x 4.3 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Ring: Untitled, 2009
Wood, copper, gold.
2.9 x 3.1 x 4.3 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Necklace: Untitled, 2009
Jade, cotton thread.
2.9 x 4.3 x 20 cm
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Pendant: Who am I No.6, 2009
Jade mask, agate, silver, wood, propylene.
4 x 2.3 x 9 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Ring: Who am I No.5, 2009
Jade mask, bronze, wood, silver.
3.7 x 5 x 3.2 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Ring: Untitled, 2009
Bronze, wood.
5 x 3.5 x 4.5 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Pendant: Who am I No.4, 2006
Jade mask, bronze, 18-karat yellow gold, silver.
2.5 x 1.8 x 9 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Pendant: Who am I No.3, 2006
Jade mask, bronze, wood.
3.5 x 1.7 x 7.9 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Pendant: Who am I No.2, 2006
Jade mask, iron, silver.
5 x 1.5 x 9 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Necklace: Who am I No.1, 2006
Jade mask, bronze pieces, silver, cotton knit.
5.4 x 1.7 x 4.9 cm
Photo by: Lei He
From series: Who am I
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Necklace: Untitled, 2005
Wood, crystal.
3 x 2.5 x 7 cm
Photo by: Lei He
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Necklace: Child, 2005
Wood, crystal, silver.
6 x 7 x 40 cm
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I studied at the Decoration Department of Beijing Institute Of Fashion Technology. But before that, I have been in contact with the jewellery industry for a long time. After graduating, I worked on the creation of museum scenes and sculptures while creating artistic jewelry. In 2006, I served as director of the China Central Academy of Fine Arts & Michael Jewellery Research Center, responsible for teaching the jewelry making process of graduate students. In the same year, I set up Han Dong Studio in 798 Art zone in Beijing.
Statement
Some of my collections are used in my works. Some of them are old age. I use them not for their value but for they're full and unique modeling, have intense artistic tensity, their abstraction is enough to shock the world today. In my works, they are usually combined with shells, wood and other materials. I like making jewelry with wood, which is from the living tree because that will not only make people feel warm but also can be retained for a long time. Besides, the structure of wood fiber will make it extremely strong and maintain its sense of life when carving, which will make the works look both heavy and light. I hope to find unconscious emotions and happiness in the natural world through the works and look for representatives of symbolic representations.-
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