Konfutse møder H.C. Andersen
Bjørn Nørgaard og Xia Dewu (2014)
Bronze og rustfrit stål. Står på en sokkel af granit.
Skulpturen er et samarbejde mellem Bjørn Nørgaard og kinesiske Xia Dewu. Nørgaard udførte Konfutsefiguren og Xia Dewu H.C. Andersenfiguren.
Skulpturen består også af 12 mindre figurer hentet fra H.C. Andersens eventyr og fra kinesiske myter (havfruehale, svanehoved, abekonge osv).
Skulpturen var en gave til Prins Henrik på dennes 80-års fødselsdag i 2014.
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Bronze and stainless steel. Mounted on a granite pedestal.
The sculpture is a collaboration between Bjørn Nørgaard and Chinese artist Xia Dewu. Nørgaard created the figure of Confucius, while Xia Dewu sculpted the figure of Hans Christian Andersen.
The sculpture also includes 12 smaller figures drawn from H.C. Andersen’s fairy tales and Chinese mythology (such as a mermaid’s tail, a swan’s head, the Monkey King, and more).
The artwork was a gift to Prince Henrik on the occasion of his 80th birthday in 2014.