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Details
- Alternative title
- 母亲的眼泪 [Muqin de yanlei]
- Place where the work was made
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China
- Period
- People's Republic 1949 - → China
- Date
- 1985
- Media category
- Materials used
- woodcut
- Edition
- 2/6
- Dimensions
- 69.0 x 54.5 cm; 70.0 x 55.8 cm mount
- Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., in Chinese, pencil "Cheng Mian (1985 Nanjing)".
- Credit
- Purchased 1992
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 186.1992
- Copyright
- © Cheng Mian
- Artist information
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Cheng Mian
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About
The "Bloody Massacre" series of traumatized figures is a powerful condemnation of the horrific Japanese massacre of Nanjing in 1937. In using the woodcut, Cheng Mian unconsciously invokes the style of Kathe Kollwitz whose works were introduced into China in the 1930s by the great Lu Xun, as a model for Chinese artists seeking to make their own political and social comment.
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Places
Where the work was made
China
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
The People's Progress 20th Century Chinese Woodcuts, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 26 Oct 1996–15 Dec 1996
Modern Chinese prints: from WE to ME, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21 Oct 2006–28 Jan 2007
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Jackie Menzies, The People's Progress 20th Century Chinese Woodcuts, Sydney, 1996, 18.
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Provenance
Cheng Mian, 1985-Jun 1992, China, purchased through Ruth Burgess by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, June 1990.
