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Three gibbons swinging on a tree branch
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Description
Chen Wenxi is from Guangdong province but from the late 1940s spent much of his time in Singapore and other parts of Asia. Most of his works depict animals, which is a common subject for Lingnan artists. In painting gibbons, a favoured subject, he uses dry ink with a wide, fine-haired brush.
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1906 - 1995
- Artist/maker
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Chen Wen Hsi (1906 - 1992) (artist)Chen Wen Hsi (1906 - 1992) (calligrapher)
- Material and technique
- ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
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frame 111 x 84.6 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)
painting 68.5 x 67.5 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented in honour of the forthcoming 70th birthdays of Jose Mauricio and Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 1995.
- Accession no.
- EA1995.297
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Further reading
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 24 September-1 December 1996, Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Vainker, Shelagh (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1996), no. 7 on p. 20, illus. p. 20 fig. 7
Past Exhibition
see (1)-
Lingnan Masters: South Chinese Painting in Transition 1800–2000
(from 6th Aug 2013 until 23rd Feb 2014)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Chen Wenxi is from Guangdong but since the late 1940s has spent much time in Singapore and other parts of Asia. Most of his works depict animals and in painting gibbons, a favoured subject, he uses quite dry ink with a wide, fine-haired brush.
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