Tibetan Ploughwoman

1960, printed 2021

Niu Weiyu

Associated Names
Niu Weiyu

Artist, Chinese, 1927 - 2020

The image depicts a person standing in a field, holding a plow. They are facing the camera with a slight angle, wearing traditional, layered clothing. The person has a smile, distinctive eyes, short hair wrapped in cloth, and traditional accessories like a beaded necklace and a bangle. The background shows plowed earth, open fields, distant mountains, and cloudy skies, suggesting an agricultural setting.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by Gao Chu, lower left below image in graphite: 3/25; lower center: Tibetan ploughwoman 1960; 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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