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Wang Xianzhi with a writing brush
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Description
Wang Xianzhi 王獻之 (AD 344－386), famous calligrapher, is depicted here trimming his brush in front of a scholar’s desk, preparing to perform calligraphy. Next to him is an antique bronze vessel. The accompanying calligraphy [EA2000.156.e], which appears opposite this painting in the album, tells a story about Wang’s response to his fame.
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- Associated place
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Asia › China › Jiangsu province › Nanjing (place of creation)
- Date
- 1990
- Artist/maker
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Xu Lele (born 1955) (artist)
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Wang Xianzhi (AD 344 - 386) (subject)
- Material and technique
- ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
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page 50.5 x 38 cm (height x width)
painting 37.2 x 32.3 cm (height x width)
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- Credit line
- Presented in honour of Dr Angelita Trinidad and the late Jose Mauricio Reyes to celebrate the opening of the Khoan and Michael Sullivan Gallery of Chinese Painting, 2000.
- Accession no.
- EA2000.156.f
Location
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Ground floor | Room 10 | China to 800
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Ground floor | Room 10 | China to 800
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