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Yuan Jai 袁旃

born 1941, Chongqing
works Hsinchu
Works by Yuan Jai include Ink Art and Painting.

There are 2 objects by Yuan Jai from the M+ Collection available online.

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Oil painting on canvas of a painting hanging on the wall of a brick building in the middle of a construction site. The painting hanging on the wall depicts three people standing on a balcony with the Eiffel tower in the background.
Oil painting on canvas of a painting hanging on the wall of a brick building in the middle of a construction site. The painting hanging on the wall depicts three people standing on a balcony with the Eiffel tower in the background.

Painting in the Twenty-first Century

Chief Curator Doryun Chong looks at how the traditional medium of painting has stayed alive and relevant in the twenty-first century
7 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article
Ink and colour painting on silk in three parts. The middle section depicts a colourful garden view and small peach tree with nine ripped peaches interspersed amongst red blossoms. In a landscape-oriented rectangular above this tree is another painting of a branch with nine green peaches hanging off it. On either side of this middle section are two narrow vertical rectangles with red frames, each containing three circles sitting from top to down on a pastel colour background with a branch sprouting flowers. The top circle on the right depicts a peach on a flowering branch, while the top circle on the left side depicts a large peach adorned with three flowers. The middle circle on both sides depicts a large peony, with the one on the right rendered in brighter colours. The bottom circles on both sides depicts a rock formation viewed from the front and back.
Ink and colour painting on silk in three parts. The middle section depicts a colourful garden view and small peach tree with nine ripped peaches interspersed amongst red blossoms. In a landscape-oriented rectangular above this tree is another painting of a branch with nine green peaches hanging off it. On either side of this middle section are two narrow vertical rectangles with red frames, each containing three circles sitting from top to down on a pastel colour background with a branch sprouting flowers. The top circle on the right depicts a peach on a flowering branch, while the top circle on the left side depicts a large peach adorned with three flowers. The middle circle on both sides depicts a large peony, with the one on the right rendered in brighter colours. The bottom circles on both sides depicts a rock formation viewed from the front and back.

From the Collections: 'Longevity Triptych' by Yuan Jai

‘Longevity Triptych’ by Yuan Jai is in the M+ Collections, but what is it? M+ Curatorial Assistant Jessie Kwok explains
3 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article

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