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Staff Quarters on Lung Cheung Road

Yip Yan–chuen (Ye Yinquan, 1903–1969)ca. 1950s–1960s

Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

In Yip Yan-chuen’s paintings, he not only recorded the scenic places he travelled to, but also the daily life he observed. In Staff Quarters on Lung Cheung Road, Yip abandoned linear perspective and puttogether silhouette of the Lion Rock, buildings, and people into a pleasant landscape. They are urban landscape as well as snapshots of society. How did people from all walks of life lead their own lives under the Lion Rock?

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  • Title: Staff Quarters on Lung Cheung Road
  • Creator: Yip Yan–chuen (Ye Yinquan, 1903–1969)
  • Date Created: ca. 1950s–1960s
  • Physical Dimensions: 29 cm × 37.7 cm
  • Provenance: Gift of the Yip Family
  • Type: Painting; Horizontal scroll, Hong Kong Landscapes
  • Rights: Collection of Art Museum, CUHK
  • Medium: Watercolour on paper
  • Accession number: 2008.0374
Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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