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Solitary Leisure in a Quiet Pavilion; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Solitary Leisure in a Quiet Pavilion
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
This L-shaped composition uses soft yet bright colors to depict a curving road through rolling green mountains covered with the varing red tones of autumn trees. A solitary figure sits in a pavillion, and the scene is obscured by wisps of white clouds.
Artist Life Dates
1906-1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1974
Accession Number
2006/1.108
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Calligraphy, One of a Pair; Chen Shu-chen

Title
Calligraphy, One of a Pair
Artist
Chen Shu-chen
Physical Description
Vertical hanging scroll of calligraphic text consisting of five Chinese characters in black ink. One of a pair.
Artist Life Dates
1908-2000
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
last quarter of 20th century
Accession Number
2006/1.130.1
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 4); Chang Ku-nien

Title
Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 4)
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
A panoramic view of the highway cutting across the Tarako Gorges, laid out in four connecting hanging scrolls.
Inscription: “sublime and bright--what opens in this enormous curtain (the connected hanging scrolls).”
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
2006/1.104.4
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

White Clouds; Chang Ku-nien

Title
White Clouds
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
Cloudy mountain scene with calligrapic text in the upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1972
Accession Number
2006/1.126
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Clearing After Snow; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Clearing After Snow
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
In this scene mountains and a pavillion are covered by snow and dormant trees bear no leaves. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
1906 - 1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1981
Accession Number
2006/1.110
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

White Clouds Over the Creek, in the Style of Xinluo; Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)

Title
White Clouds Over the Creek, in the Style of Xinluo
Artist
Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)
Physical Description
A man sits under a tree beside a creek. Behind him is a rock. He is contemplating and stares out of the picture frame with his back to the viewer.
Artist Life Dates
1882-1954
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of 20th century
Accession Number
2006/1.116
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 3); Chang Ku-nien

Title
Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 3)
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
A panoramic view of the highway cutting across the Tarako Gorges, laid out in four connecting hanging scrolls.
Inscription: “sublime and bright--what opens in this enormous curtain (the connected hanging scrolls).”
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
2006/1.104.3
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Calligraphy; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Calligraphy
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
The inscription is a famous discussion on the vulgarity and the elegance in painting by Qing Dynasty painter Zou Yigui (or Zou Xiaoshan).
Artist Life Dates
1906 - 1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2006/1.128
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on gold-flecked paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Orchid and Rock; Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong

Title
Orchid and Rock
Artist
Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
Physical Description
A rock dominates the image, with orchids and grasses growing next to it. Calligraphic text accompanies the image, places above the rock, with three seals.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
last quarter of 20th century
Accession Number
2006/1.131
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Wulai Falls Based on Sketches; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Wulai Falls Based on Sketches
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
The Wulai Waterfalls are shown in a “Y” shape configuration, and painted in simple light ink washes. On a hill-path on the center right several tourists are represented as riding some kind of rickshaw.
Artist Life Dates
1906-1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1981
Accession Number
2006/1.121
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Scholar in a Thatched Hut; Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)

Title
Scholar in a Thatched Hut
Artist
Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)
Physical Description
A scholar sits under a thatched hut in the mountains. He strokes his long beard as a kettle warms. The colophon indicated that the scholar the the famous Song dynasty recluse Lin Bu. In his thatch hut in the Solitary Mountain, he is composing a poem in light smoke from the faint fireplace.
Artist Life Dates
1882-1954
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1909
Accession Number
2006/1.118
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Snow Scene; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Snow Scene
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
The painting depicts mountains and bold branches covered by snow, presenting a cristal clear landscape of cold splendor.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2006/1.105
Medium and Support
ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Jade Mountain, Auspicious Snow; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Jade Mountain, Auspicious Snow
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
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.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
last quarter of 20th century
Accession Number
2006/1.113
Medium and Support
unmounted scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Chrysanthemum and Rock; Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong

Title
Chrysanthemum and Rock
Artist
Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
Physical Description
A cluster of chrysanthemum grow upwards, standing out over a rock below. Next to them, in the upper left corner, is calligraphic text.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1980
Accession Number
2006/1.133
Medium and Support
ink and light color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Bamboo and Rock; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Bamboo and Rock
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
Bamboo and strangely shaped rock are painted here.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1965-1985
Accession Number
2006/1.123
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Portrait of Chang Ku-nien; Shouxuan Wang

Title
Portrait of Chang Ku-nien
Artist
Shouxuan Wang
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.
Artist Life Dates
born 1924
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1989
Accession Number
2006/1.115
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Mountain Light, Cloud Shadow; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Mountain Light, Cloud Shadow
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
The use of light ink to depict the hills and remote mountains was to present the misty and dreamlike Dayu Mountain. Chang applied the wash to creat a sense of wet atmosphere.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1974
Accession Number
2006/1.107
Medium and Support
unmounted scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Red Trees, Blue Mountains; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Red Trees, Blue Mountains
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
Landscape colored with the bright hues of autumn. Pavilions are nestled among clouds and mountain forests. A rustic staircase appears between wisps of clouds and trees, winding up the slope next to waterfalls.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1975
Accession Number
2006/1.135
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Cross-Island Highway Based on Sketches; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Cross-Island Highway Based on Sketches
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
Painted and inscribed on the occasion of Veterans’ Day. The artist depicts a view of the narrow, winding roadway cutting through a magnificent rocky mountain.
In his inscription, Chang claims to use methods of Song masters that were adopted in painting the scene. A small detail on the lower right of the painting represents a couple of tiny figures standing aside the road. One figure is depicted as making life-sketches of the scene.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1980
Accession Number
2006/1.111
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Sharing a Boat in the Wind and Rain; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Sharing a Boat in the Wind and Rain
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
Three figures in a boat withstand wind and rain as they navigate river waters. Trees along the banks seem to bend under the force of the wind. Water saturdated ink and washes blur distinctions and imply the extremity of the weather.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1983
Accession Number
2006/1.125
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Swallow's Mouth Cave; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Swallow's Mouth Cave
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
A view, perhaps from inside a cave, that provides a glimpse of a small strech of highway through mountainous terrain. A river flows below, cutting a path between the mountains.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1978
Accession Number
2006/1.109
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Calligraphy, One of a Pair; Chen Shu-chen

Title
Calligraphy, One of a Pair
Artist
Chen Shu-chen
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.
Artist Life Dates
1908-2000
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
last quarter of 20th century
Accession Number
2006/1.130.2
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 1); Chang Ku-nien

Title
Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 1)
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
A panoramic view of the highway cutting across the Tarako Gorges, laid out in four connecting hanging scrolls.
Inscription: “sublime and bright--what opens in this enormous curtain (the connected hanging scrolls).”
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
2006/1.104.1
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Night Rain on the Xiao and Xiang Rivers; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Night Rain on the Xiao and Xiang Rivers
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
In this landscape a misty, meandering river is depicted with two boathouses along its banks. Reeds and other foliage grow lush along the banks, partially obscuring the boathouse in the foreground. Accompanying text is in the upper register.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
last quarter of 20th century
Accession Number
2006/1.127
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Plum Blossoms in Snow; Chang Ku-nien, Chen Shu-chen

Title
Plum Blossoms in Snow
Artist
Chang Ku-nien, Chen Shu-chen
Physical Description
In this snowy scene a plum tree and rock seem are seen atop a hill. The elegant, contorted trunk and branches of the tree create a visual arch over the image, framing the rock, snow, and block of calligraphic text below.
Artist Life Dates
1906-1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
last quarter of 20th century
Accession Number
2006/1.129
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

In the Spirit of Li Bai's Poetry; Chang Ku-nien

Title
In the Spirit of Li Bai's Poetry
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
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.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1975
Accession Number
2006/1.120
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Master (Su) Tongbo in a Straw Hat and Sandals; Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)

Title
Master (Su) Tongbo in a Straw Hat and Sandals
Artist
Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)
Physical Description
Master Su Tongpo, in a hat stands in a natural arched rock formation, turning his head slightly to stare into the distance. He holds his robes in left hand, and a cane in his right.
Artist Life Dates
1882-1954
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of 20th century
Accession Number
2006/1.117
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 2); Chang Ku-nien

Title
Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 2)
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
A panoramic view of the highway cutting across the Tarako Gorges, laid out in four connecting hanging scrolls.
Inscription: “sublime and bright--what opens in this enormous curtain (the connected hanging scrolls).”
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
2006/1.104.2
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Lone Rooster Summons the Spring; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Lone Rooster Summons the Spring
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
The Rooster is singled out by its expressive outlining brushwork and the vibrant red color of the comb. Its decorative flavor is also enhanced by using a specific type of paper called “cloud-dragon paper” (yunlong zhi), as the pattern of décor resembles motifs of cloud and dragon. Vertical calligraphic text in in the upper left corner.
Artist Life Dates
1906-1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1981
Accession Number
2006/1.112
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Orchids and Red Rock; Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong

Title
Orchids and Red Rock
Artist
Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
Physical Description
A rough, red rock seems to grow out of the hillside, almost as organically as the orchids growing next to it. Calligraphic text is in the upper left corner.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1980
Accession Number
2006/1.132
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Hearing the Sound of a Distant Bell; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Hearing the Sound of a Distant Bell
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
Ink and wash depicts the tranquility. Temples rest in the middle of the remote mountains. Hearing the bell resonnating in the valley, a monk is returning.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
2006/1.122
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Scholar by a Mountain Stream; Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)

Title
Scholar by a Mountain Stream
Artist
Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)
Physical Description
A scholar in the mountains leans on rocks under a tree and stares into the distance. The pine tree is a metaphor for a man of integrity. He is contemplating over the sound of the waterfall.
Artist Life Dates
1882-1954
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of 20th century
Accession Number
2006/1.119
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Clear Water Cliff; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Clear Water Cliff
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
The torrential water and the Clear Water Cliff beside the Suhua Highway.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
after 12/1/1973
Accession Number
2006/1.106
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Portrait of Shirley and Chen-yang Chang; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Portrait of Shirley and Chen-yang Chang
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
A man and woman under a tree while the woman plays a type of zither. Nearby are trees in bloom with pink flowers. Writing is located in the upper left corner of the painting.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1984
Accession Number
2006/1.114
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Bamboo and Rock; Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong

Title
Bamboo and Rock
Artist
Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
Physical Description
A rock rises above the earth, and branches of bamboo mimic the gentle curve of its shape. Grasses grow below. Two lines of calligraphic text are written verticalley on the left side of the painting.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1960-1975
Accession Number
2006/1.134
Medium and Support
ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

Watching Geese; Chang Ku-nien

Title
Watching Geese
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
This landscape makes use of the wide range of tones possible from black ink and water. A man stands in a mountain clearing, gazing at geese in the distance. Calligraphic text is written vertically in the upper left corner.
Artist Life Dates
1906-1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
last quarter of 20th century
Accession Number
2006/1.124
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 24.08573
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang
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