Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

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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)
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Archaic scripts

Calligraphy written in archaic script (EA1995.170.a) Calligraphy written in archaic script (EA1995.170.a)   Calligraphy written in archaic script (EA1995.170.b) Calligraphy written in archaic script (EA1995.170.b)   Grapes on a vine (EA2002.120) Grapes on a vine (EA2002.120)   Twenty-eight character poem (EA2002.119) Twenty-eight character poem (EA2002.119)   Calligraphy written in lishu clerical script (EA1995.293) Calligraphy written in lishu clerical script (EA1995.293)   The God of Longevity with attendant (EA1987.31) The God of Longevity with attendant (EA1987.31)   Calligraphy with imaginary 'big seal' script (LI1109.1) Calligraphy with imaginary 'big seal' script (LI1109.1)
Hanging scroll with calligraphy (EA2002.162) Hanging scroll with calligraphy (EA2002.162)   Sixteen different examples of epigraphy and calligraphy (LI1109.7) Sixteen different examples of epigraphy and calligraphy (LI1109.7)   Jiazi-Year Rat (EA2002.58) Jiazi-Year Rat (EA2002.58)
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