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Beauties and Heroes: Legends and Stories in Chinese Art

(from 21st Jan until 15th Jul 2012)

Explore paintings, prints and papercuts depicting legendary figures from Chinese folklore.

Detail of Heroes from The Water Margin, by Shi Dawei, Shanghai, 2003 (Museum No: EA2007.194)
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Lu Zhishen from The Water Margin

  • Description

    Although their names are provided in the seal located next to their faces, these two masks are designed for the audience to recognize the characters instantly. The ‘Tattooed Monk’ Lu Zhishen is depicted in his monk’s costume with a spade. The red face and white beard of Huang Gai suggest that he is a faithful old official. The figures are cut out and then dyed with bold colours, which is unusual for papercuts.

  • Details

    Series
    Shanxi Guangling Folk Papercuts
    Associated place
    AsiaChinaShanxi province Guangling (place of creation)
    Date
    1987
    Artist/maker
    Zhang Minjin (c. 1915 - 1990s)
    Material and technique
    dye on cut xuan paper
    Dimensions
    16 x 12 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    Technique index
    cut,
    dyed,
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by John Gittings, 2008.
    Accession no.
    EA2008.54.e

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    • currently in research collection

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