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Storm on the Embankment

Chen Jinrong Chinese
1980
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
In this dramatic composition Chen Jinrong depicts a tempest above the construction site of a dam. Glistening water, barely held back by a monumental embankment, dramatizes the uncertainty of whether the forces of nature can be contained by advances in human technology.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Storm on the Embankment
  • Artist: Chen Jinrong (Chinese)
  • Date: 1980
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based black ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 26 5/16 x 18 1/16 in. (66.8 x 45.9 cm)
    Overall: 32 x 24 1/16 in. (81.3 x 61.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art