Autumn Moon at Mt. Dongting / Wu Qingyun (Wu Ch'ing-yun)
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1998/2.7
- Title
- Autumn Moon at Mt. Dongting
- Artist
- Wu Qingyun (Wu Ch'ing-yun)
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- died 1916
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1903
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Schloss
- Dimensions
- 185.5 cm x 97.5 cm (73 1/16 in. x 38 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- Dark, wet ink wash and light accents of color capture the lyrical mood of an autumnal moonlit night at Lake Tai and Mount Dongting. A round moon hangs low in the sky at top right, with a diffuse glow slightly brightening the clouds and sky below. Two islands sit in the water below, the larger (closer) of the two has four boats moored just offshore. Up close the boats appear as freely brushed lines, and yet at a distance, their forms come into focus. A building sits on the closer island, light shining in the windows. The silhouette of a pagoda can be seen on the further island.
- Subject Matter
- A Shanghai artist of the early twentieth century. Having traveled to Japan, Wu appears to have been aware of both Japanese-and European-style painting, drawing upon these to expand his artistic vision. Subtle use of loose brushwork suggests Impressionism, marking the beginning of a new phase in the development of Chinese painting.
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- atmospheric effects
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- dwellings
- earth sciences concepts
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- moons
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- plants
- residential structures
- scientific concepts
- seasons
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
- transportation vehicles
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- waterscapes
- woody plants
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 1998/2.7
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"Autumn Moon at Mt. Dongting; Wu Qingyun (Wu Ch'ing-yun)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1998-sl-2.7/1998_2_7.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 03, 2024.