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This Pot-Sculpture is an example of Ng’s constant capacity for humour in his work. Apart from its whimsicality, it reflects Ng’s fusion of the functional with beauty, as well as his training in ceramics and studio pottery. This work (stoneware, partly chun glazed)is part of the National University of Singapore Museum Collection. Physical dimensions of original: 125 x 215 x 195 mm. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Ng Eng Teng, 1971-1972.
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