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Comment on A Gallery Guide to Dragons by janet

janet — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:25:29 +0000

Thanks Nancy - that's great, and not one I would have immediately associated with dragons. In case folks can't come to see it in person, here is the painting Nancy mentions.

Comment on A Gallery Guide to Dragons by Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:50:49 +0000

I think my current favorite is Zhang Daqian’s”Deity trees,” although it really is impossible to chose just one.

Comment on New Year Food by janet

janet — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:20:08 +0000

That’s gorgeous! Thanks for posting, Tom.

Comment on New Year Food by xensen

xensen — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:17:51 +0000

Here's a jade Buddha's-hand citron from the museum's collection (China, approx. 1880-1900, Qing dynasty, nephrite, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60J108).

Comment on Chinese Artist Chang Dai-chien: Bigger than Picasso? by cristina

cristina — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:23:28 +0000

Hi Nancy -

Here’s a little secret for our blog followers: the museum recently commissioned an original painting by Zheng Chongbin. The work will go on view in the Chinese painting gallery this March, directly across from Chang Dai-chien’s Clouded Mountain. So you’ll have a chance to experience the works of these two masters at the same time!

I’m looking forward to it myself.

Comment on Chinese Artist Chang Dai-chien: Bigger than Picasso? by janet

janet — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:09:08 +0000

Nancy, you’re absolutely right – Zheng Chongbin’s The Dimension of Ink No. 1 (2008) was in the Shanghai exhibition.

Comment on Chinese Artist Chang Dai-chien: Bigger than Picasso? by Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:26:07 +0000

You know, I think the artist I was thinking of was Zheng Chongbin,also a master of Chinese ink. In any case, I am looking forward to seeing the new piece.

Comment on Chinese Artist Chang Dai-chien: Bigger than Picasso? by janet

janet — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:33:54 +0000

Hi Nancy, I wasn’t here when the Shanghai exhibit was on, but I have had a look at the list of works and I can’t see his name there. I have asked the curators, though – if I’m wrong one of them should get back to you here. Hopefully you still enjoy this one!

Comment on Art by janet

janet — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:47:59 +0000

Thanks Nancy, it’s useful to know that this is something regular visitors are noticing, too.

Comment on Art by Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:26:26 +0000

What an insightful analysis of the museum’s wall text. I usually use the informational booklet as I don’t want to add to the crowd of people clustered around the signs and (often) the exhibits. I never thought about all the specific points that “Free” raised but now that they have been brought up, I realize that many of them – especially the lack of readability – has bothered me.