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Calligraphy of Chairman Mao's poem Yellow Crane Tower
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Description
Yellow Crane Tower is a famous landmark in central China at the confluence of nine rivers. In the third century it was the site of a well-known military incident, and is celebrated in several poems of the Tang dynasty (618-906). In this poem (composed 1927) Mao uses the five-character line scheme of Tang poetry (though the Tang compositions on this subject favour the seven-character line), mixed with historical allusions and a reference to the major Beijing-Guangzhou railway line that currently crosses the Yangzi at this spot. This silk image was woven in Hangzhou.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Zhejiang province › Hangzhou (place of creation)
- Date
- probably 1970s
- Artist/maker
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after Mao Zedong (Chairman Mao) (1893 - 1976) (author)
- Material and technique
- silk
- Dimensions
- 42.5 x 27.5 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
- Purchased, 2008.
- Accession no.
- EA2010.282
Past Exhibitions
see all (2)-
Cultural Revolution: State Graphics in China in the 1960s and 1970s (II)
(from 11th Jul until 20th Nov 2011) -
Cultural Revolution: State Graphics in China in the 1960s and 1970s (I)
(from 8th Mar until 3rd Jul 2011)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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