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Xiling Bridge after Rain
Zhao Zongzao Chinese
Not on view
This lovely print features the misty scenery of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. West Lake, celebrated for its numerous historic and scenic sites, is a traditional subject in Chinese art and literature. Here, its famous willows and lotuses thrive in a subdued but poetic palette of green and gray.
Zhao Zongzao, one of China’s most versatile printmakers, has spent most of his career in Zhejiang. His early works often carried political overtones. Beginning in 1959, however, he started creating nonpolitical prints in response to major changes in arts policy; this work is a wonderful example.
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