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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).

Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford by Shelagh Vainker

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Calligraphy couplet written in archaic script

  • Literature notes

    Chen Hengke began his career as a pupil of Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), a painter renowned for his interest in ancient calligraphic styles. The present calligraphy, in the style of oracle bone script of the Shang (c. 1600- c. 1050 BC) dynasty, is possibly inspired by his teacher.
  • Description

    Trained in Japan, Chen Hengke was a traditional ink painter and art critic. He began his career as a pupil of Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), a painter renowned for his interest in ancient calligraphic styles. The present calligraphy combines the styles of oracle bone scripts of the Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BC) and the bronze scripts of the Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1050-771 BC).

  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia China (place of creation)
    Date
    1876 - 1923
    Artist/maker
    Chen Hengke (1876 - 1923) (calligrapher)
    possibly style of Wu Changshuo (1844 - 1927) (artist)
    Material and technique
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    each frame 169 x 45 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)
    calligraphy 130 x 31 cm each calligraphy, sight size (height x width)
    Material index
    Technique index
    Object type index
    No. of items
    2
    Credit line
    Presented in honour of the forthcoming 70th birthdays of Jose Mauricio and Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 1995.
    Accession no.
    EA1995.170
  • 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. 4 on p. 18, p. 10, illus. p. 18 fig. 4

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