Dancing, from the series Highland Barley
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This and the two adjacent prints form a series on Tibetan rural life, partly based on the artist’s experience there in the 1950s. Here, peasants in local costumes dance happily in the fields, approached by a procession carrying a poster of Chairman Mao. Like most of Zhao’s work at this time, shortly after a failed uprising in Tibet, the series served political functions. In addition, agricultural abundance was an important Communist propaganda theme.
These three prints of exceptionally high quality were made with several woodblocks using both water-based and oil-based inks.
These three prints of exceptionally high quality were made with several woodblocks using both water-based and oil-based inks.
Artwork Details
- Wu - Qingke zuhua zhi er
- Title: Dancing, from the series Highland Barley
- Artist: Zhao Zongzao (Chinese, born 1931)
- Date: 1960
- Culture: China
- Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 17 5/8 x 19 5/16 in. (44.8 x 49 cm)
Overall: 24 x 32 in. (61 x 81.3 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art