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The Revolution: Holy Land of Yan’an The Autumn Scenery of Mount Yandang
1968-1969 Early 1970s
Carved black lacquer and gilt depicting a watchtower overlooking Layered lacquer and oil paint depicting a mansion in a pine
a cluster of paddy fields and an arched bridge within a forbidding grove beside a swirling river against a backdrop of steep stylised
mountain landscape, framed. 61cm x 40.6cm (24in x 16in) mountains, framed. 61cm x 61cm (24in x 24in)
£3,000 - 5,000 £5,000 - 10,000
HK$37,000 - 62,000 CNY29,000 - 49,000 HK$62,000 - 120,000 CNY49,000 - 98,000
1968-1969年 黑漆描金「革命聖地延安」圖版 1970年代早期 漆油畫「雁蕩山秋景」圖板
Provenance: produced at Yangzhou and exhibited in China until Provenance: produced at Yangzhou and exhibited in China until
the end of the Cultural Revolution, and then placed in storage at the the end of the Cultural Revolution, and then placed in storage at the
No.1 State Lacquer Factory in Yangzhou No.1 State Lacquer Factory in Yangzhou
Exhibited at the Olympia Fine Arts and Antiques Fair, New Art from Exhibited at the Olympia Fine Arts and Antiques Fair, New Art from
Ancient China - Lacquer from Yangzhou, November 1998 Ancient China - Lacquer from Yangzhou, November 1998
A British private collection A British private collection
來源：產於揚州，一直在中國出展直到文化大革命結束，後存在揚州 來源：產於揚州，一直在中國出展直到文化大革命結束，後存在揚州
第一漆廠的儲存室 第一漆廠的儲存室
1998年11月出展於奧林比亞藝術及古董博覽會的《New Art from 1998年11月出展於奧林比亞藝術及古董博覽會的《New Art from
Ancient China - lacquer from Yangzhou》展覽 Ancient China - lacquer from Yangzhou》展覽
英國私人收藏 英國私人收藏
Designed by Senior Artist Lu Xingting, a student of Fu Baoshi Designed by Senior Master Zhang Yu
Made by Senior Master Kong Yuqing, Senior Master Lin Yu and Made by Junior Master Yan Shicheng
Junior Master Jiang Debao. Designed to give the appearance of a A new technique of layered lacquer and flat carving was adopted for
woodblock print, an art form popular at the time, this plaque took this work. Made in the early 1970s, towards the end of the Cultural
six months to make between 1968-1969. It was made for the 1969 Revolution, the subject reflects the mountains and the rivers of the
Jiangsu Provincial Arts and Craft Exhibition held in the Chaotian great motherland. Artistic license has been used to idealise the
Temple, Nanjing. Yan’an is a provincial town in Shaanxi Province scenery of the Zhejiang/Fujian border area.
which became the headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party at This plaque was completed as the Cultural Revolution came to an
the end of the ‘Long March’ in December 1936. In May 1942, as part end. It was not exhibited but was consigned to the storeroom at the
of Mao’s Rectification Campaigns, the Yan’an Forum on Literature No.1 State Lacquer Factory, out of favour.
and Art was held. At this forum, Mao said that art and literature
should reflect the views of the workers and soldiers; it should not
be art for art’s sake. This forum guided the way of art in China after
1949.
