The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.
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- Associated place
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Asia › China › Guangdong province › Guangzhou (place of creation)
- Date
- 1942 - 1983
- Artist/maker
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Wang Weibao (born 1942) (artist)
- Material and technique
- ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
- 46.6 x 65.2 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1983.
- Accession no.
- EA1983.219
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Further reading
Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000), no. 130 on p. 148, illus. p. 149 fig. 130
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Wang Weibao, who is as well known for his woodblock prints as for his paintings, was born in Jinjiang county in Fujian province. In 1959 he began studying art in Guangzhou, eventually joining the Guangzhou Studio of Painting. He had meanwhile wokred in design departments in industry and publishing, and is primarily a graphic artist.
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