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Morning Melody

Fan Jingda Chinese
1982–92
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This print presents an aerial view of the pier of an industrialized port. Beneath a network of iron pipes, people head to work in the early morning. The severe geometry of the design and abstract patterning of the seagulls’ wings give the composition a fascinating modernist edge.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Chen qu
  • Title: Morning Melody
  • Artist: Zhang Wangqing (Chinese, born 1941)
  • Artist: Fan Jingda (Chinese, born 1947)
  • Date: 1982–92
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Woodblock print; oil based ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 20 5/8 x 17 11/16 in. (52.4 x 45 cm)
    Overall: 27 1/16 x 20 1/16 in. (68.8 x 50.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art