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Fan Zhang

Fan Zhang is an Associate Professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, the Deputy Director of the Jewellery Design Committee at the Gems & Jewellery Trade Association of China and a member of the Society of Jewellery Historians. She is dedicated to ancient craft and culture research and further applies them to contemporary design research. She has received several national honours, including the China National Art Fund 'Young Artistic Creative Talent' in 2019 and 'The Top Ten Outstanding Young People in China's Design Industry' in 2012. Moreover, her work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York.

The Twenty-Four Solar Terms of Heaven

Material:pearls, silver-plated red copper, gold-plated
Size:280*160*60mm

The Big Dipper shines and rotates, out of which nebulas and galaxies are formed, time and space perfectly unite, and the twenty-four solar terms are thus born. The Big Dipper changes in position and the stars move in their orbits; the twenty-four solar terms converge into the heart of heaven, where seven stars of the Big Dipper glitter. It leads us to look up and observe astronomical phenomena, look down and observe the geography, look at ourselves and reflect on human relations. 
The virtual gold thread taken from the traditional filigree craftsmanship is woven into a nebula-like ribbon signifying 'the moving stars and the rotating Plough'. When it's worn around the eyes, twenty-four pearls for twenty-four solar terms dance to the wearer's movement. High time to join us and have your glistening eyes dance to the rhythm of heaven and earth.