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Zhao Zongzao (b. 1931)

Celestial Penglai — Huangshan

1982

Woodblock print

48 x 40 cm

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This print shows the influence of Zhao Zongzao’s 1982 visit to Japan. The composition depicts, abstractly, silhouetted pine trees growing out of “boneless” mountain peaks (without outlines). Zhao used traditional water-soluble colours on damp paper, achieving a misty, painterly effect, and incorporated the woodblock’s grain to suggest the rocks’ textures. Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) is a range of peaks in southeast China’s Anhui province. Celestial Capital Peak and Three Island Penglai are two features of the scenic range.

Muban Educational Trust registration number zhazz040