Gong
Artist: Edward William Godwin (1833 - 1886)
Location: Sudley House
Date: 1870
Materials: oak, iron & bronze
Dimensions: 82 x 45 x 43 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,500 (Total: £8,000)
Vendor: H Blairman & Sons Ltd
Review number: 4043 (1994)
Description:
Godwin's most characteristic pieces were based on Japanese design principles. They were often based on details of wood construction borrowed from Hokusai prints. A manuscript design for this piece by Godwin is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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