“Disease” crafted in 1933, marks Li Qun’s first woodcut following his involvement in the “Mu Ling Woodcuts Research Association”. This piece aims to portray the compassionate scene of an elderly labourer being cared for by his wife during an illness. Inspired by Lu Xun‘s 1930 German woodcarver’s work “The Picture of the Minsters of Mayfield,” though the original piece is no longer extant, “Disease” was meticulously reproduced from the “Lu Xun Collection of Chinese Modern Woodcut Collection”. It was part of the 1933 “Mu Ling Exhibition” in Hangzhou and “Mu Ling Woodcut Collection” gifted to Lu Xun.

Childhood 1912-1930
A village childhood Li Qun’s roots trace back to a quaint mountain village, an enclave characterised by a mere six courtyards and ten households in its nascent years. This hamlet, situated in Lingshi County, Shanxi Province, earned its identity as Hao Jia Zhang. Positioned to the east of Fenhe River,































