Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
A catalogue of the Ashmolean collection of Chinese paintings by Shelagh Vainker (published Oxford, 2000).
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River landscape
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Description
This album leaf successfully includes refined details on a small scale. The style of painting trees and rocks is reminiscent of works from the orthodox style of the early Qing dynasty (1644-1911), such as by the ‘Four Wangs’.
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Details
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- Date
- probably 19th century (1801 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
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mount 55.8 x 40.8 cm (height x width)
painting 23 x 26.2 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1960.
- Accession no.
- EA1960.224
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Further reading
Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000), no. 2.15 on p. 220, illus. p. 220 fig. 2.15
Past Exhibition
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Location
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- currently in research collection
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