Duck and Lotus / Gao Qipei (Kao Ch'i-p'ei)
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1961/1.162
- Title
- Duck and Lotus
- Artist
- Gao Qipei (Kao Ch'i-p'ei)
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1660-1734
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1690-1734
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Liaoning (province)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Liaoning (province)
- Inscription
- Signed in upper left corner: Ch'i-p'ei; Artist's seal in upper left corner: Kao Ch'i-p'ei hao Ch'ieh-yüan chih-t'ou-hua
- Dimensions
- 121.4 cm x 62.4 cm (47 13/16 in. x 24 9/16 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- bird and flower
- Physical Description
- In this large scroll Gao depicts a duck swimming among aquatic plants in the shade of a cluster of lotus.
- Subject Matter
- Gao Qipei was an accomplished painter with an unusual technique: instead of using a brush, he painted with his fingertips, nails, palms, and the backs of his hands. The lively execution, harmonious washes, and untrammeled, variegated effects—impossible to achieve with a brush—demonstrate Gao’s consummate skill in finger painting.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- birds
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- design elements
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- motifs
- natural landscapes
- plant-derived motifs
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 955 x 1477
- File Size
- 132 KB
- Record
- 1961/1.162
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1961-sl-1.162/1961_1.162.jpg
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- Manifest
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1961-SL-1.162
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"Duck and Lotus; Gao Qipei (Kao Ch'i-p'ei)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1961-sl-1.162/1961_1.162.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 07, 2025.
