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Medium
ink and gouache on paper
Measurements
137.5 × 68.5 cm (image and sheet) 191.7 × 90.0 cm (overall)
Place/s of Execution
China
Inscription
inscribed in brush and ink in image (in Chinese characters) u.l.-u.r.: (Warmth, sadness and happiness all at the same time, During the cultural revolution, [we were] frightened with the fear that some crazy fellow [red guards] would break our doors, search our house and confiscate our property. Whenever we heard the slightest noise, we were filled with fear and immediately jumped to a high place at the roof top of the house. Together with our family and our animals, we suffered anxiety and fear, [painted in] the year 1989, [by] Huang Yongyu.)
Accession Number
2010.126
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jason Yeap OAM and Wong Min Lee through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2010
© Huang Yongyu
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Gallery location
Gallery 17
Level 3, NGV Australia