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Palace Museum, from the series Ancient Capital: Beijing
Wang Weixin Chinese
Not on view
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.
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