The Three Abundant Blessings / Wang Yingxiang (Wang Ying-hsiang)
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1965/1.181
- Title
- The Three Abundant Blessings
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- act. late 18th to early 19th century
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- Object Creation Date
- 1818
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Charles L. Jamison
- Inscription
- Signed and dated at upper left corner: "Ku-ling Ying-hsiang, 1818; Seals: 2 follow inscription at upper left corner "Ying-hsiang; Ku-ling."
- Dimensions
- 149.9 cm x 100 cm (59 in. x 39 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- Throngs of people appear active in this landscape. Some gather in the house, while others play in the garden. This scene is set among rocks, trees, and mountains.
- Subject Matter
- Wang Yingxiang was a little-known professional painter from Yangzhou. He served as the artist-in-residence at the home of a wealthy salt merchant. This gigantic scroll depicts the three abundant blessings enjoyed by General Guo Ziyi (697–781), one of the most famous generals in Chinese history. The vast setting and the many amenities of a comfortable life represented in the painting exemplify happiness; longevity is represented by the aged depiction of Guo and his wife; while the blessing of many male offspring is indicated by Guo’s many sons and grandsons who appear throughout the painting.
- Primary Keywords
- clouds
- gardens
- hanging scrolls
- longevity (biological concepts)
- palace
- people
- plants
- rocks
- trees
- Secondary Keywords
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- biological concepts
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- dwellings
- earth sciences concepts
- houses
- houses by occupants
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- official residences
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by form
- paintings
- paintings by form
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- residential structures
- scientific concepts
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
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- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
- woody plants
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 712 x 1252
- File Size
- 101 KB
- Record
- 1965/1.181
- Link to this Item
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"The Three Abundant Blessings; Wang Yingxiang (Wang Ying-hsiang)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1965-sl-1.181/1965_1.181.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
