Art in China in the 1960s and 1970s
(from 15th Apr 2011 until 15th Jan 2012)Explore woodblock prints and ink paintings from around the period of the Cultural Revolution in China.
Returning Sails Outside a Buddhist Temple
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Description
Zhu Qizhan was from Taicang, Jiangsu province, but lived and worked in Shanghai. He is one of the major artists of the 20th century. He studied in Japan and from his 20s until his 50s painted in oils as well as the Chinese medium. Zhu’s three stated aims in painting are independence, strength and succinctness. This sketchy yet vivid landscape in his own style appears to embody these ideals.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Shanghai province (probable place of creation)
- Date
- 1972
- Artist/maker
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Zhu Qizhan (1892 - 1996) (artist)Zhu Qizhan (1892 - 1996) (calligrapher)
- Material and technique
- ink and colour on paper; mounted on layers of paper, framed with juan silk pieces; backed with layers of paper
- Dimensions
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frame 59 x 52.5 x 2.4 cm (height x width x depth)
mount 55.5 x 49 cm sight size (height x width)
painting 42.5 x 36 cm (height x width)
- Material index
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organic › animal › animal product › silk
- Technique index
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented in honour of the forthcoming 70th birthdays of Jose Mauricio and Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 1995.
- Accession no.
- EA1995.288
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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. 126 on p. 92, p. 12, illus. p. 92 fig. 126
Past Exhibition
see (1)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Zhu Qizhan's three stated aims in painting are independence, force (or strength) and succinctness. This sketchy yet vivid landscape in his own style appears to embody these ideals.
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