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Harvest of Endurance : A History of the Chinese in Australia 1788-1988
Object type
Scrolls
Object number
1993.0012.0001
Description
Handscroll painted with ink and colour. The images in traditional Chinese 'gong-bi' [meticulous brushwork style] depict Chinese Australians engaged in agriculture, mining, construction, commerce and in social, political and religious activities. A colophon in Chinese calligraphy in black ink at the beginning of the scroll details the scroll's conception, title and artists. The colophon at the end of the scroll thanks the sponsor and contributors, and chronicles the scroll's production. The scroll is mounted on paper with blue-grey coloured silk border to the front. The ends of the scroll are secured around brown wooden rollers and mounted with green and gold patterned silk front and back.
Collection name
Australia-China Friendship Society collection
Artist
Mr Mo Xiangyi
Painter
Artist
Mrs Wang Jingwen
Painter
Display conceptualiser
Miss Mo Yimei
Mo Yimei is the sister of Mo Xiangyi and his wife Wang Jingwen who were the artists. She was a PhD student at the Australian National University when she had the idea for the scroll and undertook the research for it
Maker
Wang Yuwei
Mounted the painted panels in Beijing
Producer
Australia China Friendship Society
Sponsor of the work
Australia
The painting of the panels was undertaken in Australia
Place made
Beijing, China
The painted panels were mounted in Beijing
Date made
1987 - 1988
Period of conception, project development, and research
Date made
01/10/1988 - 22/10/1988
The panels were painted
Date made
02/11/1988 - 18/11/1988
The panels were mounted
Subject
China
Subject
Australia
Associated period
1788 - 1988
The scroll is a history of the Chinese in Australia from 1788-1988
Materials
Paper, Silk cloth, Ink, Watercolour, Wood
Dimensions
Width: 49370mm
Height: 790mm
Diameter: 145mm