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Women and Martial Arts
The theme of the third and final blog post in the series complementing the exhibition “A Century of Women in Chinese Art”, on show at the Ashmolean Museum until the 14th of October 2018 is women and martial arts. First … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese Paintings Collection, Collection research, Curator Blog Post, Exhibitions, Temporary display
Tagged Ashmolean, ceramics, China, Chinese collection, Chinese paintings, Chinese paintings gallery, Cultural Revolution, Dr Paul Bevan, Eastern Art, Exhibition, Farewell my Concubine, Honglou meng, Immortals, Martial Arts, Oxford, Tai chi, Taijiquan, The Water Margin, Women in China
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“Pure Land: Images of Immortals in Chinese Art” in Gallery 11
This wide-ranging exhibition, which includes paintings, textiles and porcelain, takes Chinese immortals and immortality as its theme. With a particular focus on the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha – the Buddha of Infinite Light – the exhibition also explores the … Continue reading