Jade Mountain, Auspicious Snow / Chang Ku-nien

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Accession Number
2006/1.113
Title
Jade Mountain, Auspicious Snow
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Artist Nationality
Chinese
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Medium and Support
unmounted scroll, ink on paper
Object Creation Date
last quarter of 20th century
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Michigan (state)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Creation Place 3
Michigan (state)
Dimensions
96 cm x 179 cm (37 13/16 in. x 70 1/2 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
unmounted scroll
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Secondary Object Type
landscape
Physical Description
Though this painting was not dated, it should be most possibly painted after Chang moved to Michigan in 1974. Perhaps it is because of the cold winter, during this time, Chang created many works on landscape of snow. This is a scene of clearing after snow.
Subject Matter
As inscribed on the painting, a good winter snow in Chinese tradition often signifies a prosperous new year. Mountains covered by snow are often praised as jade, which is an auspicious item in Chinese culture. Similar to other paintings of snow by Chang Ku-nien, the brightened landscape implies a joyful and hopeful mood of the artist.
Primary Keywords
mountain
scroll paintings
snow
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"Jade Mountain, Auspicious Snow; Chang Ku-nien." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.113/2006_1_113.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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