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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.

Detail of Peonies in a bronze vessel, China, 1903 (Museum No: EA2007.103)
Abstract calligraphy of a poem by Su Shifront

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Abstract calligraphy of a poem by Su Shi

  • Description

    This calligraphy by the Hong Kong artist Wucius Wong presents the poem Written on the Wall at West Forest Temple, composed by Su Shi (1037-1101) in 1084 when he visited the famous Mount Lu in Jiangxi province:

    橫看成嶺則成峰 遠近高低各不同 不識廬山真面目 祇緣身在此山中

    From the side, a whole range; from the end, a single peak; Far, near, high, low, no two parts alike. Why can’t I tell the true shape of Lu-shan? Because I myself am in the mountain.

    (Translation by Burton Watson)

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › China (place of creation)
    Date
    1999
    Artist/maker
    Wang Wuxie (born 1936) (calligrapher)
    Su Shi (1037 - 1101) (author)
    Material and technique
    ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    frame 92.5 x 116.5 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 67.7 x 91.7 cm sight size (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    drawn (image) › line drawing › brush drawing
    Object type index
    visual representation › calligraphy
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented in honour of the 70th birthday of Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 2002.
    Accession no.
    EA2002.142

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