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Treasure Series 1: Chinese Goddess
Yu Qihui Chinese
Not on view
Created in the post-Mao period, this woodblock print exemplifies Chinese artists’ re-engagement with China’s historical art. Framing a sensual classical torso in the doorway of a Buddhist cave temple injects these traditional art forms with a modernist sensibility.
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