×

Image filter options
This is a new website and is still being developed.
Explore Cynfas Articles Learn
About Us NCAGW Contact Us
cy
EXPLORE CYNFAS ARTICLES LEARN ABOUT US NCAGW CONTACT US
Back

The Other Side (part)

, Geng Xue

© Geng Xue/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
×

Geng Xue created The Other Side in response to the death of a friend in a road accident. It is a dream-like landscape in which a female figure lies dead on the far side of a river. This relates to a rite in Chinese Daoist funerals when the soul of the deceased symbolically crosses a bridge to the world of the dead – a final moment of farewell. The figure of the dead woman resembles the dolls used by female patients in traditional Chinese medicine to point out to doctors where they had problems, without having to reveal their own bodies.


We have a duty of care to all our audiences. This website draws on legacy collections data. We recognise that some of this information may be outdated or discriminatory and we're currently working to review our records. If you have any questions or comments on an artwork, please contact us.

Details

Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 39106

Creation/Production

, Geng Xue
Date: 2009

Acquisition

Gift from the artist, 15/12/2009
Given by the artist

Measurements

Height (cm): 13.2
Length (cm): 36.7
Depth (cm): 12
Height (cm): 54
Width (cm): 20
Depth (cm): 18
Height (cm): 13.7
Width (cm): 8.7
Depth (cm): 6.9
Height (cm): 5
Width (cm): 10
Depth (cm): 6.8

Techniques

hand-built
forming
Applied Art
modelled
forming
Applied Art
carved (decoration)
decoration
Applied Art
underglaze blue
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art

Material

porcelain

Location

Front Hall, South Balcony : Case J

Collections Online is updated regularly, but please confirm that a work remains on display before making a special visit.

More

Tags

  • Animals And Plants
  • Applied Art
  • Art And Design Movements
  • Ceramics
  • Chinese Porcelain
  • Concepts And Emotions
  • Craft
  • East Asian Porcelain
  • Figure Group
  • Geng Xue
  • Life And Death
  • People
  • Porcelain
  • Religion And Belief
  • Spirituality
  • Studio Ceramics
  • Tree

Share

Comments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.

More like this

We’re working on releasing this image.
Vase
Brett, Jackie
Miserere
"Le juste, comme le bois de santal, parfume la hache qui le frappe"
ROUAULT, Georges
lL'Éoile Filante, Paris
Aulard, Paris
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 224/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Miserere
"Les ruines elles-mêmes ont péri"
ROUAULT, Georges
lL'Éoile Filante, Paris
Aulard, Paris
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 224/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
The Lost Sailor
The lost sailor
SHORT, Sir Frank
TURNER, Joseph Mallord William (after)
© Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Deep Form
Deep Form
Casanovas, Claudí
© Claudi Casanovas/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
We’re working on releasing this image.
Aberfan: 21st October 1966 / Nos da, Cariad x
Hawksley, Rozanne
Miserere
De profundis...
ROUAULT, Georges
lL'Éoile Filante, Paris
Aulard, Paris
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 224/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Study for part of 'L'Embanquement'
Study for part of 'L'Embanquement'
WATTEAU, Jean Antoine
MARKS, F.W.
© Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Casglu
Casglu
Davies, Lowri
© Lowri Davies/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
bowl
Casgliad Nantgarw / My Nantgarw Collection
Davies, Lowri
© Lowri Davies/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
jug
Casgliad Nantgarw / My Nantgarw Collection
Davies, Lowri
© Lowri Davies/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
cup and saucer
Casgliad Nantgarw / My Nantgarw Collection
Davies, Lowri
© Lowri Davies/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
The Drowning of the Wicked, Wood Block - Printing Block
The Drowning of the Wicked
JONES, David
© Estate of David Jones. All Rights Reserved 2025/Bridgeman Images/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Miserere
"Jésus sera en agonie jusqu'à la fin du monde..."
ROUAULT, Georges
lL'Éoile Filante, Paris
Aulard, Paris
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 224/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Miserere
La mort l'a pris comme it sortait du lit d'orties
ROUAULT, Georges
lL'Éoile Filante, Paris
Aulard, Paris
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 224/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Cŵn Gwyllt
Cŵn Gwyllt
Howell, Catrin
© Catrin Howell/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
We’re working on releasing this image.
Sarcophagus
Stair, Julian
Bee Series No.13 Expulsion and Killing
Bees Series No.13 Expulsion and Killing
SUTHERLAND, Graham
© Estate of Graham Sutherland/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden
HURRY, Leslie
© Leslie Hurry/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
cup and saucer
Casgliad Nantgarw / My Nantgarw Collection
Davies, Lowri
© Lowri Davies/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

CELF AR Y CYD

  • Explore
  • Cynfas Articles
  • Learn

THE WEBSITE

  • About Us
  • Accessibility
  • NCAGW
  • FAQ
  • Copyright
  • Cookies Policy

CONNECT WITH US

  • Contact Us
  • Instagram @celfarycyd
× ❮ ❯