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Lu Xun and Uchiyama at the Woodblock-Printing Class

Gan Zhenglun Chinese

1981

Not on view

This print commemorates the historic event that is widely considered to have initiated the Modern Woodcut Movement in China. In August 1931, Lu Xun (1881–1936), arguably the most influential cultural figure in China’s revolution, organized a six-day workshop in woodcuts whose thirteen participants received instruction from Uchiyama Kakichi (1900–1984). Lu Xun remains the inspiration for, and the subject of, numerous black-andwhite woodcuts.

Gan Zhenglun was born in Beijing. He graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou in 1957 and taught there for many years.

Lu Xun and Uchiyama at the Woodblock-Printing Class, Gan Zhenglun (Chinese, born 1937), Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Lu Xun xiansheng he Neishan Jiaji zai muke yanjiuhui shang

Title: Lu Xun and Uchiyama at the Woodblock-Printing Class

Artist: Gan Zhenglun (Chinese, born 1937)

Date: 1981

Culture: China

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions: Image: 33 3/8 x 17 15/16 in. (84.7 x 45.6 cm)
Overall: 36 x 22 1/16 in. (91.5 x 56 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum

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