Stand E4
The Muban Educational Trust (MET)
The Muban Educational Trust was established in 1997 by Christer von der Burg and the late Verena Bolinder-Müller. It is a small charity based in south-west London and is dedicated to the preservation, research and promotion of Chinese woodblock printmaking. It has an extensive collection of over 6,000 modern and contemporary Chinese woodblock prints which are available for research to scholars, curators, collectors and artists, by arrangement with the Trust.
The MET has been working closely with Chinese artists. The first ambitious project was the commissioning of a Portfolio of woodblock prints from sixty contemporary Chinese artists in 1997. This Portfolio was published in 2003. It coincided with the exhibition Chinese Printmaking Today at The British Library, which displayed prints entirely from the Muban Collection.
Since then, the MET has curated and presented many exhibitions. Its activities have made a real contribution to Chinese woodblock printmaking, providing a doorway to collectors, galleries, exhibitions and collaborative ventures for Chinese artists.
In recent years, the primary mission of the MET has been to discover, encourage and promote young Chinese artists and to provide an international platform to showcase their most innovative work. Since the establishment of the Muban Awards in 2014, the Trust has held five competitions. A second Portfolio Regeneration, a collection of prints by eighteen young Chinese artists, was commissioned from leading artists taking part in the Muban Awards.
The MET’s most recent major exhibition Lu Xun’s Legacy: Printmaking in Modern China was shown at the Oriental Museum of University of Durham, the Brunei Gallery of SOAS, University of London, and the Museum of East Asian Art in Bath between 2001 and 2023.
The MET has no external financial support, but relies on funds from the sale of its two Portfolios. Available for sale are complete portfolios (Portfolio 1: £35,000 for 60 prints; and Portfolio 2: £8,800 for 18 prints), and individual prints (at varied prices). MET also promotes young Muban Award artists by bringing their prints to the international market.
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Cao Ou, Regeneration - Land of dream and reality, 2021£ 700.00
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Chen Mingming, Regeneration - My view of Li Tang's painting, 2021£ 550.00
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Gu Xiuhua, Regeneration - Spirited rhino, 2021£ 650.00
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Guo Shuang, Regeneration - Imprisoned, 2021£ 650.00
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He Sanqing, Regeneration - Vessel, 2021£ 600.00
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Li Wenpeng, Regeneration - Immortals in the mountain, 2021£ 550.00
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Liu Jing, Regeneration - Eternal cycles, 2021£ 600.00
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Liu Keji, Regeneration - Dream city, 2021£ 450.00
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Lu Yan, Regeneration - Floating life, 2021£ 450.00
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Shao Weifeng, Regeneration - Big market, 2021£ 450.00
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Shi Lei, Regeneration - The phoenix rises, 2021£ 650.00
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Wu Jiantang, Regeneration - Layered screens, 2021£ 450.00
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Xu Na, Regeneration - Reconstruction, 2021£ 650.00
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Xu Zhonghong, Regeneration - The Year of Gengzi (2020), 2021£ 450.00
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Yao Yuanlu, Regeneration - Breaking through the cocoon, 2021£ 500.00
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Zhang Lingrui, Regeneration - Spring comes to the withered trees, 2021£ 450.00
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Zhang Qiuyuan, Regeneration - Hoop, 2021£ 700.00
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Zuo Wei, Regeneration - Mountains beyond mountains, 2021£ 750.00
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Ah Ge, Spring Outing, 1998£ 1,200.00
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An Bin, Old Town on a Wintry Night, 1998£ 550.00
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Cao Xingjun, Plants of My Native Place, 1998£ 550.00
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Chao Mei, Autumn Glory, 1998£ 1,950.00
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Chen Haiyan, Dream, Magpie Girl, 1998£ 750.00
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Chen Qi, Winter in 1987, 1998£ 1,950.00
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Chen Xuhai, Golden Autumn, 1998£ 850.00
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Chen Yuping, Fragrant Garden, 1998£ 1,400.00
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Dong Jiansheng, The World Inside the Mountain, 1998£ 900.00
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Fang Limin, Warm Autumn, 1998£ 750.00
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Feng Xumin, The Silvery Light of the Mountain, 1998£ 650.00
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Gan Zhenglun, Quiet Dawn, 1998£ 600.00
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Guang Jun, Returning Wild Geese Calling for Spring, 1998£ 950.00
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Guo You, Red Lotus in Autumn, 1998£ 750.00
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Han Likun, Lotus Pond, 1998£ 850.00
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Hao Boyi, Snow White Mountain, 1998£ 1,200.00
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Hao Ping, The Ancient Melody, Physical Exercises of China, 1998£ 1,100.00
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He Weimin, Summer Night, Harbin, 1998£ 1,100.00
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Hu Ming, Summer Night, Harbin, 1998£ 600.00
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Huang Qiming, The Whisper of Birds and the Fragrance of Flowers, 1998£ 1,000.00
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Kang Ning, Two Men and a Horse, 1998£ 850.00
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Li Huanmin, Ploughing Begins, 1998£ 1,200.00
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Li Shaoyan, Winding Path to Seclusion, 1998£ 1,200.00
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Li Xiu, Birth, 1998£ 950.00
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Li Yanpeng, High Autumn, 1998£ 1,100.00
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Li Yitai, By the Lake, 1998£ 700.00
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Li Zhong, Auspicious Cloud, 1998£ 900.00
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Liu Chunjie, The Songs of Childhood Are Like a Dream, 1998£ 1,400.00
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Lv Ming, The Whisper of Flowers, 1998£ 850.00
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Mo Ce, Autumn River, 1998£ 850.00
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Niu Wen, Drink, 1998£ 950.00
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Qijia Dawa, Noon, 1998£ 850.00
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Shi Xuhua, Fishing Village, 1998£ 850.00
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Song Yuanwen, Snow on the Spring River, 1998£ 950.00
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Su Xinping, The Returnees, 1998£ 950.00
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Tan Quanshu, Shores of the Mind, 1998£ 950.00
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Wang Bing, The Wenbu People of Tibet, 1998£ 850.00
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Wang Chao, The Desk in Jiuli Studio, 2003£ 1,100.00
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Wang Huaxiang, Middle-aged Man, 1998£ 650.00
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Wu Biduan, Chinese Writer Lu Xun, 1998£ 750.00
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Wu Jide, River Dwellers, 1998£ 1,150.00
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Wu Junfa, On Tianzi Mountain, 1998£ 750.00
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Xu Bing, My New Book, 1998£ 8,500.00
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Xu Zhong'ou, Sparrow Rock, 1998£ 1,400.00
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Yan Han, Village Houses, 1998£ 1,400.00
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Yang Chunhua, Heidelberg Square, 1998£ 1,200.00
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Ying Tianqi, Ancient Alley, 1998£ 1,200.00
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Yu Qihui, Floating Music, 1998£ 850.00
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Zhang Minjie, People Coming through the Wall, 1998£ 1,200.00
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Zhang Yuanfan, Indoor Waves, 1998£ 850.00
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Zhao Xiaomo, Family by the Lotus Pond, 1998£ 850.00
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Zhang Zhenqi, The North, 1998£ 1,200.00
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Zhao Yannian, Mountain Stream, 1998£ 750.00
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Zhao Zongzao, The Earth, 1998£ 750.00
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Zheng Shuang, Old Vase, 1998£ 2,000.00
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Zhong Changqing, Winter Migration, 1998£ 950.00
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Zhou Shenghua, The Winter Journey, 1998£ 1,950.00
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Zhou Yiqing, Midsummer, 1998£ 950.00
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Zhu Weiming, Fishing Boats, 1998£ 850.00
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Zou Changyi, Bashan Moon, 1998£ 850.00
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The first ambitious project undertaken by Muban was the commissioning of a Portfolio of woodblock prints from sixty contemporary Chinese artists in 1997. This Portfolio was published in 2003 and coincided with the exhibition Chinese Printmaking Today held at The British Library, which was drawn entirely from the Muban collection.
Since then, The MET has curated and presented many exhibitions. Its activities have made a real contribution to the field of Chinese woodblock printmaking, providing a doorway to collectors, galleries, exhibitions and collaborative ventures for Chinese artists.
In recent years, the primary mission of the MET has been to discover, encourage and promote young Chinese artists and to provide an international platform to showcase their most creative and innovative work. The Muban Award was set up in 2014 and there have been four competitions so far. The second Portfolio was commissioned as a result of the Muban Awards.
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Contact The Muban Educational Trust (MET)
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