Chinese Painting and Calligraphy on Display at the Huntington

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Published: Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Treasures through Six Generations: From the Weng Collection

One of the greatest private collections of Chinese art in the nation is highlighted in this major exhibition. Assembled primarily during the 19th century, the Weng Collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy has survived more than a century of dynastic changes and warfare to remain unscathed in the care of one family. Weng Tonghe (1830–1904), who formed the collection, was a preeminent figure in China, holding some of the highest positions at the imperial court. His collection was passed down through six generations, finally coming to his great-great-grandson Wan-go H. C. Weng. “Treasures through Six Generations” presents 42 masterworks of Chinese painting and calligraphy created over a period of 900 years. Among them will be the monumental hand scroll painting Ten Thousand Li up the Yangzi River by Wang Hui (1632–1717), in which the artist traces China’s greatest river in more than 50 feet of imaginatively layered brushwork. Wan-go H. C. Weng is an academic adviser to The Huntington’s Chinese garden, Liu Fang Yuan, or the Garden of Flowing Fragrance. A fully illustrated catalog accompanies the exhibition. This event continues until July 13.

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