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.
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Lu Zhishen from The Water Margin
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Description
Although their names are provided in the seal located next to their faces, these two masks are designed for the audience to recognize the characters instantly. The ‘Tattooed Monk’ Lu Zhishen is depicted in his monk’s costume with a spade. The red face and white beard of Huang Gai suggest that he is a faithful old official. The figures are cut out and then dyed with bold colours, which is unusual for papercuts.
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Details
- Series
- Shanxi Guangling Folk Papercuts
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Shanxi province › Guangling (place of creation)
- Date
- 1987
- Artist/maker
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Zhang Minjin (c. 1915 - 1990s)
- Material and technique
- dye on cut xuan paper
- Dimensions
- 16 x 12 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by John Gittings, 2008.
- Accession no.
- EA2008.54.e
Past Exhibition
see (1)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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