Chinese Landscapes from the Ashmolean Collection
(from 9th Feb until 21st Jul 2013)Explore the continued tradition of Chinese landscape painting in this complement to the Xu Bing show.
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Landscape with a mountain and shrubs
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Description
Luo Yang was from Shunde, Guangdong province. Little is recorded about him. He was known for his careful brushwork, but here he claims to be imitating Shi Tao (1630-1724) whose brushwork is freer.
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Details
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- Date
- 1823 or 1883
- Associated people
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Chuofu (active 1823 or 1883) (recipient)
- Material and technique
- ink and slight colour on paper
- Dimensions
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mount 55.7 x 40.7 cm (height x width)
page 35.7 x 32.8 cm (height x width)
painting 23.8 x 27 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1960.
- Accession no.
- EA1960.226
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Further reading
Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000), no. 101 on p. 117, illus. p. 117 fig. 101
Past Exhibition
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Location
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- currently in research collection
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Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Luo Yang was from Shunde in Guangdong, though little more is recorded about him. He was renowned for his careful brushwork.
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