The Fire of Truth (Portrait of Lu Xun)
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Lu Xun (1881–1936), a leftist writer and critic, was considered by many to be the patriarch of modern Chinese literature. His writings, avidly championed by the Communist regime after 1949, exerted a substantial influence throughout the twentieth century.
Lu Xun was also a major force behind the Modern Woodcut Movement in China in the early 1930s, which advocated pictorial prints as the ideal medium to express the need for social and political changes. This print commemorates Lu Xun and his influential publications. The flame imagery symbolizes his revolutionary zeal.
Lu Xun was also a major force behind the Modern Woodcut Movement in China in the early 1930s, which advocated pictorial prints as the ideal medium to express the need for social and political changes. This print commemorates Lu Xun and his influential publications. The flame imagery symbolizes his revolutionary zeal.
Artwork Details
- Lu Xun
- Title: The Fire of Truth (Portrait of Lu Xun)
- Artist: Zhang Wangqing (Chinese, born 1941)
- Date: 1981
- Culture: China
- Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art