Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
A catalogue of Chinese paintings from the Reyes Collection by Shelagh Vainker (published Oxford, 1996).
Publications online: 141 objects
Two figures on a boat in a mountainous landscape
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Literature notes
Li Xiongcai from Guangdong province was a pupil of the Lingnan master Gao Jianfu (1879-1951). His landscapes are traditional in style and the use of dark ink with a dry brush, as in the foreground of this painting, is a typical feature of his work. -
Description
Li Xiongcai was born in Zhaoqing, Guangdong province. He was a pupil of the Lingnan School master Gao Jianfu (1879-1951) in the latter’s Chunshui Art Studio. Li is widely regarded as an exponent of the Lingnan School of painting and, as such, his paintings exude an affinity with nature, a very carefully crafted artistry and a judicious use of ink and brush strokes. This landscape is traditional in style and the use of dark ink with a dry brush, as in the foreground of this painting, is a typical feature of his work.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Guangdong province › Guangzhou (place of creation)Asia › China › Guangdong province (probable subject)
- Date
- 1910 - 1995
- Artist/maker
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Li Xiongcai (1910 - 2001) (artist)
- Material and technique
- ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
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frame 61.5 x 59 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)
painting 34 x 44 cm (height x width)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented in honour of the forthcoming 70th birthdays of Jose Mauricio and Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 1995.
- Accession no.
- EA1995.212
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Further reading
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 24 September-1 December 1996, Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Vainker, Shelagh (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1996), no. 48 on p. 42, p. 12, illus. p. 42 fig. 48
Past Exhibition
see (1)-
Lingnan Masters: South Chinese Painting in Transition 1800–2000
(from 6th Aug 2013 until 23rd Feb 2014)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Li Xiongcai from Guangdong province was a pupil of the Lingnan master Gao Jianfu (1879-1951). His landscapes are traditional in style and the use of dark ink with a dry brush, as in the foreground of this painting, is a typical feature of his work.
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