Album of scenes from Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Zhou Jingxin is well-known for paintings of figures from vernacular fiction, in this case the heroes Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Guang Yu from the novel Sanguo yanyi or Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong. Such heroes have a long history of representation in woodblock illustrations and on porcelain, where they appear similarly labelled.
Details
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Title
Album of scenes from Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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Artist/maker
after Luo Guanzhong (active c. 1330 - 1398) (author)Zhou Jingxin (born 1959) -
Associated people
Fan Kuai (242 - 189 BC) (named on object)Ma Chao (AD 176 - 222) (named on object)Xu Chu (died c. AD 230) (subject)Zhuge Liang (AD 181 - 234) (subject)Zhou Yu (AD 175 - 210) (subject)Zhao Yun (died AD 229) (subject)Zhang Fei (died AD 221) (subject)Sun Quan (AD 181 - 252) (subject)Sima Yi (AD 179 - 251) (subject)Lü Bu (died AD 198) (subject)Lu Su (AD 172 - 217) (subject)Liu Bei (AD 161 - 223) (subject)Jiang Gan (born c. AD 175) (subject)Guan Yu (died AD 219) (subject)Gongsun Zan (died AD 199) (subject)Dong Zhuo (died AD 192) (subject)Cao Cao (AD 155 - 220) (subject) -
Associated place
Nanjing (place of creation) -
Date
1992 -
Material and technique
ink and colour on paper; bound in card covered with silk
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Object type
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Dimensions
album 44.5 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm (height x width x depth)
page 44.5 x 44.5 cm (height x width)
painting 34.5 x 34.5 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.
EA1995.294
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Glossary of terms
porcelain
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