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Untitled, from the series Calligraphy

Han Likun Chinese

1986

Not on view

In addition to printmaking, Han Likun also practices painting, calligraphy, and seal carving, absorbing ideas from traditional painting that has undergone a revival since the death of Chairman Mao in 1976. In this mixed-media print, he created a semiabstract composition inspired by landscape painting and archaic motifs and scripts. Studied naïveté is characteristic of his works from the 1980s and 1990s.

Untitled, from the series Calligraphy, Han Likun (Chinese, born 1938), Woodblock print; printed and applied ink on paper, China — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Untitled, from the series Calligraphy

Artist: Han Likun (Chinese, born 1938)

Date: 1986

Culture: China

Medium: Woodblock print; printed and applied ink on paper

Dimensions: Image: 30 1/8 x 30 3/8 in. (76.5 x 77.2 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum

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