Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

Ashmolean − Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

Paintings displayed in honour of Mary Tregear

(from 22nd Dec 2011 until 19th Jan 2014)

A display to commemorate the contribution of Mary Tregear to the Ashmolean Museum.

Detail of Victoria Peak, by Lui Shou-Kwan, Hong Kong, 1961 (Museum No: EA2011.72)
Eight Donkeysfront

© the artist's estate

Reference URL
?

Actions

Eight Donkeys

  • Description

    The artist Huang Zhou inscribes: ‘This extraordinary creature never tells a lie to itself; for a 1000 years it never has a spare moment. In wartime it runs between signal fire; in peace time it serves under all commands day and night. It suggests some grace to step on snow looking for plum blossoms, or to chant a hymn when carrying luggage in mountains on a clear day. In literature it is always looked upon with disdain; today I would like to restore its beauty.’

  • Details

    show all
    Associated place
    China (place of creation)
    Date
    1925 - 1983
    Artist/maker
    Huang Zhou (1925 - 1997) (artist)
    Material and technique
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    mount 260 x 65.7 cm (height x width)
    painting 133.3 x 52.7 cm (height x width)
    along roller 74.5 cm (length)
    Material index
    paper
    Technique index
    painted,
    painted,
    painted,
    painted,
    brush drawing
    Object type index
    hanging scroll,
    hanging scroll,
    painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased, 1983.
    Accession no.
    EA1983.218

  • Further reading

    Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000), no. 55 on p. 76, illus. p. 77 fig. 55

Past Exhibition

see (1)

Location

    • currently in research collection

Objects are sometimes moved to a different location. Our object location data is usually updated on a monthly basis. Contact the Jameel Study Centre if you are planning to visit the museum to see a particular object on display, or would like to arrange an appointment to see an object in our reserve collections.

 

Galleries

Publications online

  • Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford by Shelagh Vainker

    Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

    Huang Zhou was born in Li Xian, Hebei province. He started painting at an early age as a pupil of Zhao Wangyun (q.v.). In 1955 became a professional painter, having spent six years in the People's Liberation Army as a reporter in the northwest border region; the national minority peoples of that area became a leading subject in his paintings. His interest in early paintings resulted in a fine collection of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing works.
Notice

Objects from past exhibitions may have now returned to our stores or a lender. Click into an individual object record to confirm whether or not an object is currently on display. Our object location data is usually updated on a monthly basis, so please contact the Jameel Study Centre if you are planning to visit the museum to see a particular Eastern Art object.

© 2013 University of Oxford - Ashmolean Museum