Palace Museum, from the series Ancient Capital: Beijing
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Wang Weixin’s print series Ancient Capital: Beijing depicts the city’s landmarks. This work features the Palace Museum in the former Forbidden City. Under the symbols of the sun and the moon, the entire compound is meticulously laid out along a central axis. The bottom register of the composition presents an array of selected masterpieces in the collection in various media, including painting, calligraphy, sculpture, bronze, and woodblock print. Trained in the art academies at Hangzhou and Beijing, Wang Weixin experiments with various techniques, such as etching, watercolor, and embossing, to achieve innovative graphic effects. This series exemplifies his ingenuity.
Artwork Details
- Dixia gongdian, from Beijing series Gudu Beijing
- Title: Palace Museum, from the series Ancient Capital: Beijing
- Artist: Wang Weixin (Chinese, born 1938)
- Date: 1981
- Culture: China
- Medium: Etching on blind-pressed paper
- Dimensions: Image: 20 3/8 x 23 11/16 in. (51.7 x 60.1 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art