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Quiet Riverbank

Song Yuanwen Chinese

1982

Not on view

In this vast landscape, rows of lush trees are reduced to abstract patterns, which are juxtaposed with realistic images of boats. The dark shadows on the water in the foreground and the shimmering morning light in the distance soften the scene with a touch of lyricism.

First a student and later an instructor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Song Yuanwen has become one of the most influential printmakers in modern China.

Quiet Riverbank, Song Yuanwen (Chinese, born 1933), Multiblock woodcut; ink and color on paper, China — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Jing’an de jiang’an

Title: Quiet Riverbank

Artist: Song Yuanwen (Chinese, born 1933)

Date: 1982

Culture: China

Medium: Multiblock woodcut; ink and color on paper

Dimensions: Image: 18 x 16 13/16 in. (45.7 x 42.7 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum

Accession Number: PI.117

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