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Chinese New Year by Xu Ming — Japanese Chinese brush painting, 1990

Chinese New Year

by Xu Ming

Date:
1990
Medium:
Chinese brush painting
Image courtesy of
Artsy

Description

This image is not a Japanese woodblock print — it depicts Chinese village architecture (whitewashed walls, dark tiled eaves) rendered in ink/brush style, consistent with the "Chinese brush painting" medium and "Xu Ming" attribution given. Flagging this since it doesn't fit Hanga's Japanese-print catalog scope. Description based on the image and provided facts:

A cluster of whitewashed buildings with dark tiled eaves rises behind bare, golden-branched trees, with a single bird in flight near the center against pale blue-grey walls. At lower right, a small reddish-orange door bears a gold-painted character, the only strong color accent in an otherwise muted palette of cream, grey, and ochre; a red seal and vertical inscription appear at lower left. Xu Ming's 1990 brush painting *Chinese New Year* shows the village in soft, hazy washes with no human figures present.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Chinese New Year was created by Xu Ming in 1990.