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Lingnan Masters: South Chinese Painting in Transition 1800–2000

(from 6th Aug 2013 until 23rd Feb 2014)

Discover the mastery of the Lingnan School of painting in China over the last 200 years.

Detail of ‘Lychees and cicada', by Chen Shuren, Hong Kong, 1928 (Museum no: EA2002.72)
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Figures in a landscape

  • Description

    Su Liupeng was a native of Shunde County in Guangdong province. When he was young, he studied painting with Monk Dekun in the Luofu Maintains in eastern Guangdong. While there he was inspired by the beauty of nature and had the chance to observe the life of local people including literati, farmers, and street pedlars. In his later years, Su moved to Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong, and made a living by selling his paintings. Su was best known for his lively depictions of everyday people, departing from the traditional subject matter of a literati scholar painter.

    Three figure paintings by Su Liupeng (1796-1862) are included in this exhibition. This hanging scroll depicts two scholars enjoying a leisurely moment in a garden.

  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia China (place of creation)
    Date
    1850s
    Artist/maker
    Su Liupeng (1796 - 1862) (artist)
    Su Liupeng (1796 - 1862) (calligrapher)
    Associated people
    Ou Zhenxiong (1917 - 1994) (owner)
    Material and technique
    ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    mount 222 x 53 cm (height x width)
    painting 170 x 41 cm (height x width)
    along roller 61 cm (width)
    rolled 6 cm (diameter)
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    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented in honour of the 75th birthday of Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 2007.
    Accession no.
    EA2007.207

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