Granary Floor in Tawa Village of Aba County, Sichuan Province

1963, printed 2021

Niu Weiyu

Associated Names
Niu Weiyu

Artist, Chinese, 1927 - 2020

The image shows a farming scene with stacks of hanging grain or hay forming a frame, leading towards distant hills under an overcast sky. People are engaged in agricultural activity, with one standing on a threshing machine and another assisting below. The black and white style of the photograph highlights the textures of the straw, ground, and landscape. The close view of the hay structures and the expansive fields and hills create a sense of depth and rural simplicity.
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Provenance

GAO Chu, Director, Social Archive of Chinese Photography, Zhejiang Province, China; gift to NGA, 2022.

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by Gao Chu, lower left below image in graphite: 3/25; lower center: Tawa Village. Aba County. 1963; lower right: 牛畏予作品 [Niu Weiyu work] 高初印放 2021 [Gao Chu print and enlarge 2021]

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