Snow Scene / Chang Ku-nien

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Accession Number
2006/1.105
Title
Snow Scene
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Artist Nationality
Chinese
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Medium and Support
ink on paper
Object Creation Date
1968
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Taiwan (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Taiwan (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
ink
Inscription
Inscriiption, signature, date, and 3 seals of the artist
Dimensions
180 cm x 95.5 cm (70 7/8 in. x 37 5/8 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
ink painting
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Secondary Object Type
landscape
Physical Description
The painting depicts mountains and bold branches covered by snow, presenting a cristal clear landscape of cold splendor.
Subject Matter
Chang Ku-nien created this after a heavy snow fall. The beauty of the white snow and extreme chilliness excited Chang's passion to depict such a jade-like and heavenly scene. Chang's pursuit of literati artistic tradition is also revealed here as the colophons quoted a discussion of the essence of literati painting by two painting master in the Yuan dynasty.
Primary Keywords
calligraphy
ink
landscape
snow
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Image Size
1944 x 3684
File Size
315 KB
Record
2006/1.105
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"Snow Scene; Chang Ku-nien." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.105/2006_1.105.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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