Several interesting events coming up at the Ashmolean.  Apparently A New Moon Shines Over Bloomsbury!  O)n Fri 2 Nov, 1–2.30pm, Dr Paul Bevan,  will explore Ling Suhua’s ‘Friendship Scroll’,  with a chance to see this unique artwork – a handscroll with multiple vignettes by several modern Chinese artists including Zhang Daqian and Xu Beihong.

Looking ahead to 2019, learn about Chinese woodblock printing:

• Talk on Wood & Ink: a thousand year legend,  Sat 26 Jan 2019, 11am–12pm
• 4 day course from the Master of the Shizhuzhai from Ten Bamboo Studio, 22-25th Jan 2019

The exhibition of Women in Chinese Art over the last 100 years is on till 14th October.  Have a look at this Ashmolean blog, with several illustrations.

Coming up, Japanese print exhibition Plum Blossom and Green Willow, 2 Oct 2018 – 17 Mar 2019.

And at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education:

• 300 years of Wen – Origin and Evolution of Chinese Language, Saturday 2 March 2019
• Painting in China from the Tang Dynasty to the Present Day, Saturday 30 March 2019

Experience the colourful costumes, live music, love and conflict of Peking Opera at the British Library, Saturday 13 Oct 2018, 16:30 – 18:00:  Live performance, plus Understanding Peking Opera workshops.  Book through the BL website.

For anyone interested in enlarging their vocabulary of Chinese painting terminology, Essential Terms of Chinese Painting could be just the book for you.

The preview available looks comprehensive and specialist, though perhaps a bit pricey, as it is being delivered from Hong Kong.

The Museum of East Asian Art is always pleasant for a visit, and there are several events coming up in October and later.

They have done an interesting project on Eastern Voices in the West Country, with stories of participants and a film.

Have a look here for unique hand-made brushes.  Elizabeth was using the normal oriental brushes, and started making her own to push herself “out of her comfort zone” and to get new effects.  Could inspire us all to have a go!

As part of a weekend of activities around our AGM, there will be a set of three CBP workshops on Friday 9th (PM) and Sunday 11th November (am & pm).  These workshops are open to members of CBPS.  There are still non-residential places available.  Contact CBPS to book.

CBPS member tutors Kaili Fu and Maggie Cross will teach CBP, and Dr Li Xuzhuang will teach calligraphy for use on free brush paintings.   There will be some creative evening activities, too.

Kaili will be using Xuan paper and a large white cloud brush – about 2” – and a 1.5” white cloud brush, a bamboo and orchid wolf hair brush and a fine brush.  Maggie will be using mulberry paper and a hake brush.   Mulberry paper will be available to buy.  Xuzhang will be using Xuan paper and grass paper and springy brushes such as Orchid & Bamboo or other wolf brushes, small to medium size.

The CBPS AGM 2018 will be on Saturday 10 November 2018, at Knuston Hall, Northamptonshire.

The AGM is for CBPS members only.  (Members may bring an individual guest to the afternoon talk, by prior arrangement).  This is a great chance to meet CBP friends, have lunch, and do a little shopping.

Louisa Yuen of Oriental Arts will be there, so you can browse her books, brushes and interesting papers.  There will also be second-hand books for sale, and a raffle.

The afternoon speaker will be Anne Haworth on the Phoenix at the fall of the Empire: Three Empresses of China.   Symbolised by the Phoenix, a bird of myth and legend, this talk focuses on the three Empresses who lived in the Forbidden City from the 18th century to the end of the Empire in 1911.

The October Newsletter will give details of timings for the day, and include the form for booking lunch and guests.

There is also a set of 3 workshops on Friday & Sunday.

The Terracotta Warriors are in Liverpool until October!

An exhibition at the World Museum of the life-size soldiers who guarded the tomb of China’s First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang.  There are four short introductory videos an including elegantly inky one.

The Chinese Gallery at the British Museum will  include and rotate different types of objects such as paintings, prints and textiles.  It includes a digital version of the rarely-displayed Admonitions Scroll.

The Chinese Jade gallery has also been refurbished, with some exquisite new items.

The Percival David collection of Chinese ceramics remains well worth a visit.