In the Spirit of Li Bai's Poetry / Chang Ku-nien
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.120
- Title
- In the Spirit of Li Bai's Poetry
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1975
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Michigan (state)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Michigan (state)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang
- Dimensions
- 62 cm x 40 cm (24 7/16 in. x 15 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- Green mountains create the edge of a river. Red flowers grow on the hill framing the scene in the right corner, and two boats sail the waters below. In the upper center of the painting is calligraphic text.
- Subject Matter
- This illustrates Li Bai's poem which describes an extensive view of the jade-like river running through mountains and a solitary boat coated in sun shine sailing on the river.
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- genres in the arts
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- literary, oral and motion picture genres
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- people and culture
- plants
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1980 x 3144
- File Size
- 828 KB
- Record
- 2006/1.120
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.120/2006_1.120.jpg
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"In the Spirit of Li Bai's Poetry; Chang Ku-nien." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.120/2006_1.120.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
