Greeting the Return of Macao

Painting

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Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures

Name/Title

Greeting the Return of Macao

Entry/Object ID

2019.1.72

Artwork Details

Medium

watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product)

Collection

Andrea and Irv Green Huxian Paintings Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2019.1

Source or Donor

Green, Andrea, Green, Irv

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Andrea and Irv Green

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Yang Zhixian

Role

Painter

Date made

1999

Time Period

20th Century

Place

County

Hu Xian

Country

China

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Han Chinese

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Alternate Title

Other Name

Buttock Drum Dance to Welcome Macao

Other Numbers

Number Type

Past Accession Number - Donor Initials

Other Number

2019.iag.72

Number Type

Collector's Number

Other Number

AG 72

Dimensions

Height

61.595 cm

Width

83.82 cm

Parts

Count

1

Accessories

Accessory

Frame

Copyright

Type of License

Exclusive License

Copyright Holder

Yang Zhixian

Copyright Date

1999

Copyright Details

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Exhibition

Ringing In the New: New Year Traditions Around the World

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Tombstone Label

Label

Greeting the Return of Macao Yang Zhixian (Chinese, act. late 20th century) 1999 Paint on rice paper Gift of Andrea and Irv Green, 2019.1.72

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

This painting was created in the year 1999 by artist Yang Zhixian. This painting commemorates the return of Macao in 1999 from Portuguese to Chinese rule. The figures are dancing a bottom drum dance where each dancer hangs a drum around his waist and fastens it behind him. As he kicks the drum, he jumps and turns. During bottom drum dances, the dancers will sometimes wear animal masks. In this painting, the 12 animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac are worn. The Chinese Zodiac is a 12-year cycle which uses animals to represent each year. Each animal is said to have its own unique characteristics and personality and some believe that people born in the year of the animal will exhibit that animal's traits. For example, the rat is said to be adaptable, the tiger brave, the dragon powerful and the snake wise. The order of these animals is based on a legend about a great race which was held by the Jade Emperor. Can you find all the animals of the zodiac present in this picture?