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.
Landscape with figures carrying tools
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Description
Tao Yiqing was born in Beijing and spent most of his career in north China. He studied traditional painting, graduating in 1934 from Jinghua College of Fine Arts in Beijing. He taught first in Kaifeng, Henan province and later in Beijing. In 1956 he was commissioned to paint the route of the Long March, and later other historical and revolutionary subjects. In 1961 he joined the faculty of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing.
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1949 - 1966
- Artist/maker
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Tao Yiqing (1914 - 1986) (artist)
- Material and technique
- ink and slight colour on paper; mounted on layers of paper, framed with ling silk pieces; backed with paper scroll
- Dimensions
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mount 124 x 49.8 cm (height x width)
painting 37.6 x 40.9 cm (height x width)
rolled 4.9 cm (diameter)
- Material index
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organic › animal › animal product › silk
- Technique index
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1966.
- Accession no.
- EA1966.193
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Further reading
Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000), no. 124 on p. 143, illus. p. 143 fig. 124
Past Exhibition
see (1)
Location
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- currently in research collection
Objects are sometimes moved to a different location. Our object location data is usually updated on a monthly basis. Contact the Jameel Study Centre if you are planning to visit the museum to see a particular object on display, or would like to arrange an appointment to see an object in our reserve collections.
Publications online
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Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Tao Yiqing was born in Peking and most of his career was spent north China. He studied traditional painting, graduating in 1934 from Jinghua College of Fine Arts in Beijing, and he taught first in Kaifeng and later in Beijing. In 1961 he joined the staff of the Central Academy of Fine Art.
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