The immortal Magu with a crane
Magu is a female immortal related to longevity in Chinese mythology. It is said that she looks young and pretty even though she has seen the sea become land three times, a concept which signals the passage of time. Here she is depicted as a Tang dynasty figure, although she is painted in a sweeping calligraphic style rather than in the fine conventions of Tang figure painting.
Details
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Title
The immortal Magu with a crane
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Artist/maker
Xu Lele (born 1955) -
Associated place
Nanjing (place of creation) -
Date
1986 -
Material and technique
ink and colour on paper
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Object type
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Dimensions
frame 101 x 60.5 x 2.5 cm (height x width x depth)
painting 68 x 45.5 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented in honour of the forthcoming 70th birthdays of Jose Mauricio and Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 1995.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1995.268
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Catalogue text
Magu is a female immortal in Chinese mythology and is depicted here as a Tang figure, though she is painted in a sweeping calligraphic style rather than in the fine conventions of Tang figure painting. Xu Lele studied at Nanjing Academy of Painting and her style derives from the Shanghai School painters Ren Xiong (1820-57) and Ren Yi (1840-95).
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