calligraphy;
painting
- Museum number
- 1998,0210,0.2
- Title
- Object: Dragon
- Description
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Calligraphy, made of ink on paper. This piece is a striking rendering of the Chinese character for 'dragon' (long).
- Production date
- 1994
- Dimensions
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Height: 50.80 centimetres (card mount)
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Height: 37.20 centimetres
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Width: 68.50 centimetres (card mount)
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Width: 45 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Barrass, 2002:
The force of this piece relies not simply on the speed of the brush and the changing density of the ink, but also the way in which Zhang Dawo has reshaped the character to make it look like a dragon.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
-
Exhibited
2010 12 Feb-15 May, Liverpool, Victoria Art Gallery and Museum, ‘Strokes of the Brush’
- Acquisition date
- 1997
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1998,0210,0.2
- Additional IDs
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Asia painting number: Ch.Ptg.Add.686 (Chinese Painting Additional Number)
