Curator Tour: Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens San Marino, CA
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Curator Tour: Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints
Curator June Li leads a private tour of the exhibition Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints, which features 50 prints from the late Ming through the Qing dynasties. During this period, the innovative use of color in woodblock illustrations reached unprecedented heights.
Chinese Woodblock Prints Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints Sept 17, 2016 - Jan 09, 2017 Boone Gallery
This major international loan exhibition explores the art, craft, and cultural significance of Chinese woodblock prints made during their golden age, from the late 16th through the 19th century. Bringing together 48 of the best examples gathered from the National Library of China, Beijing; the Nanjing Library; the Shanghai Museum; and institutional and private collections in the United States, Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints features delicate works with painterly textures and subtle colors depicting plants, birds, and other garden elements alongside monumental accounts of sprawling, architecturally elaborate scholars gardens. A highlight of the exhibition is The Huntingtons rare edition of the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (ca. 16331703), acquired in 2014, and on public view for the first time.
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The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens (View)
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
United States
