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The White Snake Escapes and Hides Itself (details)

Wu Jian’an2015

CAFA Art Museum

CAFA Art Museum
Beijing, China

The last frame is entitled “The White Snake Escapes and Hides Itself”. By a stroke of extraordinary fate, the giant snake that witnessed the miserable end of the green herring, became the leading character in “The Legend of the White Snake”–Bai Suzhen. It being the sole eyewitness in the murder,“Tale of the Green Herring”, the white snake became the target of pursuit, thus laying the foundation for the sad ending in “The Legend of the White Snake”…

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  • Title: The White Snake Escapes and Hides Itself (details)
  • Creator: Wu Jian’an
  • Date Created: 2015
  • Location Created: Beijing
  • Type: Contemporary art
  • Original Source: Courtesy the artist Wu Jian'an
  • Rights: Wu Jian’an
  • Medium: Hand dyed and waxed paper-cut, cotton thread, paper
  • Art Genre: Contemporary art
  • Support: Xuan paper
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