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Calligraphy about a woman forgetting important dates
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Description
Zhao Shao’ang was one of the most prominent pupils of the Lingnan School and therefore his work is representative of the style. This couplet is executed in his distinctive angular style. The inscription reads ‘The beauty has been forgotten in years, soldiers sacrificed in dust.’
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Details
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- Date
- February 1979
- Artist/maker
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Zhao Shao'ang (1905 - 1998) (calligrapher)
- Associated people
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Dr. Yin Min (active c. 1978) (recipient)
- Material and technique
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
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frame 166 x 49.5 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)
calligraphy 134 x 29.3 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.
- EA1995.282.a
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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. 119 on p. 88, p. 12, illus. p. 88 fig. 119, right
Past Exhibition
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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
Zhao Shao'ang is one of the second generation of Lingnan School artists. This couplet of two five-character lines is executed in his distinctive angular style.
© 2013 University of Oxford - Ashmolean Museum