Beauties and Heroes: Legends and Stories in Chinese Art
(from 21st Jan until 15th Jul 2012)Explore paintings, prints and papercuts depicting legendary figures from Chinese folklore.
Characters from Strange Tales of a Scholar's Studio
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Description
Strange Tales of a Scholar’s Studio (also known as Strange Tales from Liaozhai) is a collection of 491 tales describing the encounters of scholars with supernatural creatures including fox fairies, immortals, ghosts, and demons. The inscription quotes the author Pu Songling (1640-1715): ‘Alas! I am but the bird that, dreading the winter frost, finds no shelter in the tree; the autumn insect that chirps to the moon, and hugs the door for warmth. For where are they who know me?’
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Jiangsu province › Nanjing (place of creation)
- Date
- 1992
- Artist/maker
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Zhang Youxian (born 1954) (artist)Zhang Youxian (born 1954) (calligrapher)after Pu Songling (1640 - 1715) (author)
- Material and technique
- ink and colour on gold-flecked paper
- Dimensions
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frame 51 x 61 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)
painting 33 x 43 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented in honour of the 75th birthday of Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 2007.
- Accession no.
- EA2007.217
Past Exhibition
see (1)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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