Calligraphy, One of a Pair / Chen Shu-chen
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.130.2
- Title
- Calligraphy, One of a Pair
- Artist
- Chen Shu-chen
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1908-2000
- Medium and Support
- hanging 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 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
- 133 cm x 34 cm (52 3/8 in. x 13 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- calligraphy
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Physical Description
- Vertical hanging scroll of calligraphic text consisting of five Chinese characters in black ink, with artist signature and seal. One of a pair.
- Subject Matter
- These two calligraphic works are done by Chang Ku-nien’s wife, Chen Shu-chen, who was an accomplished painter and calligrapher herself. Written in semi-cursive script, it demonstrates the artist’s affinity for bold and well-defined lines. The couplet of poetry, reads from right to left, praises the importance of one of China’s classics: There are many old books which have many special characters; yet only great I Ching (Book of Changes) shows us a path through past and future.
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
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- descriptors
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- genres
- making art
- materials
- materials by function
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1025 x 3869
- File Size
- 550 KB
- Record
- 2006/1.130.2
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.130.2/2006_1_130_2.jpg
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"Calligraphy, One of a Pair; Chen Shu-chen." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.130.2/2006_1_130_2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
