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Chinese Prints 1950-2006 in the Ashmolean Museum

A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Chinese prints from 1950-2006 by Weimin He and Shelagh Vainker (published Oxford, 2007).

Chinese Prints 1950-2006 in the Ashmolean Museum by Weimin He and Shelagh Vainker

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Black Peony, White Peony

  • Literature notes

    Sometimes, a small thing, it might be nothing unusual, can nonetheless bring people pleasure and even be unforgettable; I hope my work can bring such pleasure to people's lives, as well as comfort and the enjoyment of beauty.

    Zheng Shuang graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 1962, and was later appointed to teach at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in Guangdong. She has lived through many turbulent events in recent Chinese history, particularly on account of her imperial family background; however, her determined attitude towards the expression of beauty has never changed: at a time when most artists worked on ‘theme work’ under political pressure, simply to depict beautiful flowers was a courageous choice. Most of her woodcuts use thick blotting paper and water-soluble colour including gouache, Chinese ink and watercolours.
  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia China (place of creation)
    Date
    designed 1984
    printed 2005
    Artist/maker
    Zheng Shuang (born 1936) (printmaker)
    Material and technique
    multi-block woodcut, printed with water-soluble ink
    Dimensions
    sheet 60.7 x 79.3 cm (height x width)
    print 52 x 72.5 cm (height x width)
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    Technique index
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    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased, 2007.
    Accession no.
    EA2007.81
  • Further reading

    Weimin He, and Shelagh Vainker, Chinese Prints 1950-2006 in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2007), no. 77 on p. 88, illus. p. 88

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    • currently in research collection

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  • Chinese Prints 1950-2006 in the Ashmolean Museum by Weimin He and Shelagh Vainker

    Chinese Prints 1950-2006 in the Ashmolean Museum

    Sometimes, a small thing, it might be nothing unusual, can nonetheless bring people pleasure and even be unforgettable; I hope my work can bring such pleasure to people's lives, as well as comfort and the enjoyment of beauty.

    Zheng Shuang graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 1962, and was later appointed to teach at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in Guangdong. She has lived through many turbulent events in recent Chinese history, particularly on account of her imperial family background; however, her determined attitude towards the expression of beauty has never changed: at a time when most artists worked on ‘theme work’ under political pressure, simply to depict beautiful flowers was a courageous choice. Most of her woodcuts use thick blotting paper and water-soluble colour including gouache, Chinese ink and watercolours.
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