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Master Series, Portrait of Qi Baishi (1864-1954)

2017

Liu Jing

(Chinese, b. 1983)
China, Hunan province, Changsha
Woodblock print and digital lithographic image
Image: 90 x 60 cm (35 7/16 x 23 5/8 in.); Paper: 120 x 60 cm (47 1/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Trust 2018.205.3
© Liu Jing
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Qi Baishi excelled in simple, witty ink sketches of everyday subjects.

Description

This portrait of ink artist Qi Baishi (1864–1957) is from Master Series, featuring leading men of culture in modern China. All of them came under attack during the Cultural Revolution. The award-winning prints combine photography with digital design and oil-based ink woodcut techniques.
  • 2017-18
    Collection of the artist, Changsha, China, 2017-18
    2018
    (The Muban Educational Trust, London, UK, 2018, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    2018-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2018-present
  • Spotlight on a New Generation: Contemporary Chinese Artists. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 6-November 1, 2020).
    Facing the Ancestors: Chinese Portraits and Figure Painting – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 12, 2019-February 2, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Master Series, Portrait of Qi Baishi (1864-1954)|url=false|author=Liu Jing|year=2017|access-date=14 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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