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Yang Feng (b. 1960)

The Fable of a Shaoxing Wine Shop

1996

Woodblock print

56 x 85 cm

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This print, too, shows the Xianheng Tavern, but conjures a different world from Yang Keyang’s nostalgic scene (no. 27). Characteristically for Yang Feng (no. 13), the image is full of specific references, some being recognizable characters, others fantastic or obscure. Kong Yiji (nos. 25,26) stands beside Lu Xun, left of the central tavern sign. Xiang Lin’s wife (nos. 22-24) is on the right, holding the walking stick. The text panels are mostly from Lu Xun’s Dawn Blossoms Gathered at Dusk.

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