Tag Archives: Chinese collection

Painting and Calligraphy by Wucius Wong on display at the Ashmolean Museum

Posted on March 13, 2019 by felicitasd

Gallery 10 & 38 | Admission Free The Ashmolean Museum is currently displaying in two galleries a selection of works by the Hong Kong artist Wucius Wong. This display based on the Museum’s collection is linked to the Lui Shou-kwan … Continue reading →

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Women and Martial Arts

Posted on October 9, 2018 by felicitasd

The theme of the third and final blog post in the series complementing the exhibition “A Century of Women in Chinese Art”, on show at the Ashmolean Museum until the 14th of October 2018 is women and martial arts. First … Continue reading →

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Women in Peking Opera

Posted on July 10, 2018 by felicitasd

In the second instalment of this blog, complementing the exhibition “A Century of Women in Chinese Art” now on show at the Ashmolean Museum until the 14th of October 2018, we will look at examples in the museum’s collection of … Continue reading →

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Chinese New Year Prints – Good Fortune all year long!

Posted on March 16, 2018 by felicitasd

Last month the Ashmolean Museum celebrated Chinese New Year with a range of colourful activities. The Eastern Art Department showed a selection from the reserve collection of Chinese New Prints at the Jameel Centre. This included prints from the late … Continue reading →

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