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Portrait of Mr Lu Xun.

Print
1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

General Description: Signed in pencil in Chinese and dated 66. Inscribed in pencil with title and numbered 22/50. Stamped in red with the artist's signature.

Signed in pencil in Chinese and dated 66. Inscribed in pencil with title and numbered 22/50. Stamped in red with the artist's signature.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePortrait of Mr Lu Xun.
Materials and techniques
Woodcut
Brief description
Print by Bidwan Wu, 'Portrait of Mr Lu Xun'. China, 1966.
Physical description
General Description: Signed in pencil in Chinese and dated 66. Inscribed in pencil with title and numbered 22/50. Stamped in red with the artist's signature.

Signed in pencil in Chinese and dated 66. Inscribed in pencil with title and numbered 22/50. Stamped in red with the artist's signature.
Dimensions
  • Height: 67.4cm
  • Width: 43.3cm
67.4 x 43.3 cm
Object history
Mr Lu Xun, an important Chinese writer, was a friend of Bernard Shaw. This portrait was cut same years before it was printed in 1966. The artist's surname Wu, it is Chinese convention to give the surname first.
Collection
Accession number
E.40-1988

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Record createdNovember 24, 2008
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