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Treasure Series 1: Chinese Goddess

Yu Qihui Chinese
1992
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
Created in the post-Mao period, this woodblock print exemplifies Chinese artists’ re-engagement with China’s historical art. Framing a sensual classical torso in the doorway of a Buddhist cave temple injects these traditional art forms with a modernist sensibility.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Treasure Series 1: Chinese Goddess
  • Artist: Yu Qihui (Chinese, born 1934)
  • Date: 1992
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Multiblock woodcut; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 17 15/16 x 24 11/16 in. (45.6 x 62.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art