The Past in the Present: Script and Archaism in Modern Chinese Art
(from 6th Oct 2010 until 27th Feb 2011)Explore the influence of early Chinese writing and artefacts on the art of the twentieth century and beyond.
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Calligraphy written in archaic script
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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).
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- 1876 - 1923
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Chen Hengke (1876 - 1923) (calligrapher)possibly style of Wu Changshuo (1844 - 1927) (artist)
- Material and technique
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
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frame 169 x 45 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)
calligraphy 130 x 31 cm sight size (height x width)
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- No. of items
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- Presented in honour of the forthcoming 70th birthdays of Jose Mauricio and Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 1995.
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- EA1995.170.a
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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. 4 on p. 18, p. 10, illus. p. 18 fig. 4, right
Past Exhibition
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The Past in the Present: Script and Archaism in Modern Chinese Art
(from 6th Oct 2010 until 27th Feb 2011)
Location
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Ground floor | Room 11 | Chinese Paintings
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Ground floor | Room 11 | Chinese Paintings
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Publications online
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Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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.
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