Misty Dawn Over the Qiantang River
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Zhao Yannian has been a major practitioner of monochromatic woodcuts since the 1950s. His art has undergone several stages of stylistic evolution. This misty landscape exemplifies his aesthetic taste and technical innovation in the 1980s. By employing a rough cutting style and finely gradated water-soluble ink, he created an image that emulates the subtle tonal variations of a brush painting.
Artwork Details
- Title: Misty Dawn Over the Qiantang River
- Artist: Zhao Yannian (Chinese, born 1924)
- Date: 1983
- Culture: China
- Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 18 13/16 x 27 9/16 in. (47.8 x 70 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art