Portrait of Chang Ku-nien / Shouxuan Wang
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.115
- Title
- Portrait of Chang Ku-nien
- Artist
- Shouxuan Wang
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1924
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1989
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Taiwan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Taiwan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang
- Dimensions
- 53.6 cm x 66 cm (21 1/8 in. x 26 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- portrait
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- figure painting
- Physical Description
- The artist uses soft, almost nostalgic, tones to portray her sick teacher, Chang Ku-nien. Chang is depicted in a blue shirt and wearing glasses. On either side of the portrait is calligraphic text added to the image by Liu Yantao.
- Subject Matter
- A portrait of artist Chang Ku-nien by one of his students, the accomplished woman painter Wang Shouxuan (Wang Shou-hsuan). The portrait is intended as a commemorative piece for her diseased teacher, with whom Wang had studied since 1952 and had become a close family friend. This image of Chang apparently vividly re-captures Chang’s appearance and spirit. One of Chang’s dearest friends, the renowned traditional painter and calligrapher Liu Yantao, thus inscribed two inscriptions upon seeing the painting. He lamented the loss of his friend as the image brought back so many memories of their friendship.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3376 x 2826
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2006/1.115
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.115/2006_1_115.jpg
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"Portrait of Chang Ku-nien; Shouxuan Wang." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.115/2006_1_115.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
