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"An Everlasting Spring: The Art of Painting and Calligraphy in Shanghai" (2021), "The Ferryman of Ink World: Dong Qichang's Calligraphy and Painting Art" (2018), and "Collection and Connoisseurship of Painting and Calligraphy of Wu Hufan" (2015) constitute a trilogy that unravels the Shanghai Museum's research on painting and calligraphy of Shanghai.

The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery revolves around the theme "The Making of Shanghai-style Culture" to trace the origin of painting and calligraphy in Shanghai.

It aims to shed light on the Jiangnan Culture, Shanghai-style Culture, and Red Culture embodied in the artworks in the Museum's collection. Building upon the scholarship of the trilogy, this gallery extends the framework and content of the exhibition "An Everlasting Spring" and further explores the artistic features and the cultural spirit characterized by "the profound heritage, the longstanding tradition, the inclusiveness, and the innovative spirit" manifested t