Official Opening of the Nanjing Yangzi River Bridge

Description

Large rectangular commemorative plaque entitled Official Opening of the Nanjing Yangzi River Bridge, black lacquered wood inlaid with of mother-of-pearl, commissioned by General Xu Shiyou as a gift for Lin Biao, but not delivered: China, Yangzhou, No. 1 State Lacquer Factory, designed by Lu Xingtang and Zong Zhaochun, made by Li Duanhua, 1971 AD

Museum reference

K.2000.196

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Plaque

Production information

Li Duanhua, Manufacturer
Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, East Asia
Lu Xingtang, 1971 - 1973 (fl.), Designer
Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, East Asia
Zong Zhaochun, Designer
Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, East Asia

Date

1971

Style / Culture

People's Republic of China, Chinese

Materials

Lacquer, Mother of pearl

Associations

Commissioner: Xu Shiyou, 1906 - 1985
Recipient: Lin Biao, 1907 - 1971
Depicted: Opening of Nanjing River Bridge
Cold War

Exhibitions

• Mao: Art for the Masses (01 May 2003 - 31 Mar 2004)
  National Museums of Scotland

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

National Museums of Scotland. 'Mao: Art for the Masses, Revolutionary Art of the Mao Zedong Era, 1950 - 1976'. Anglesey: Peter Wain, 2003, p.46.

Credit

Gift of Mr and Mrs Peter Wain and David Hyatt King in memory of Anthony Wain through the Art Fund