Chinese Painting: Fang Gu: Copies of Original Paintings
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Travelers in Autumn Woods after Fan Kuan, By Wang Zhezuo, China, Qing dynasty, dated 1716
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8
January 27, 2015 (Tue) - February 22, 2015 (Sun)In the long history of Chinese painting, copying old works - "fang gu" in Chinese - was an essential means of studying painting. This exhibition features works that copiously display the essence of fang gu.
Current exhibit includes:
Reading in Autumn Woods, By Zhu Derun, China, Ming dynasty, 16th century (Gift of Mr. Honda Toshiaki)
Travelers in Autumn Woods after Fan Kuan, By Wang Zhezuo, China, Qing dynasty, dated 1716
Fishing in Solitude with Pines on the Shore, By Gu Dashen, China, Qing dynasty, 17th century
Figures, By Zeng Yandong, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century (Gift of Dr. Hayashi Munetake)
Landscape after Juran, By Wang Jian, China, Qing dynasty, 17th century