album;
print;
artist book
- Museum number
- 2012,3011.1
- Title
- Object: Dawo Miaomo Art Book
- Description
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Album with 25 facsimile prints of the work of Zhang Dawo and a thin A4 documentation folder containing an introduction and several texts by art critics from the United Kingdom and China; bound in an accordeon form, with a wooden cover made of Huon pine; comes with a leather box.
- Production date
- 2000
- Dimensions
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Height: 90 centimetres
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Thickness: 14 centimetres (approximately)
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Width: 90 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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The album features 25 facsimile prints of the artist's original works. It can be extnded to a length of 46 metres. It took over 100 days for three skilled craftsmen to ount the prints and carve the slipcase. The creation of the album involved a blending of Eastern and Western paper mounting and paper making techniques.
The cover of this book has been made with Huon pine, a special slow growing tree from Tasmania that will not rot and was traditionally used for boat building. The trees are currently protected from further felling.
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See Gordon Barras, 2002, The Art of Calligraphy in Modern China
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2012
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 2012,3011.1
