Lone Rooster Summons the Spring / Chang Ku-nien
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.112
- Title
- Lone Rooster Summons the Spring
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1987
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1981
- 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
- 138 cm x 82 cm (54 5/16 in. x 32 5/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- 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.
- Subject Matter
- This work is reminiscent of the Shanghai school both in its subject and style. Shanghai school painting, which was patronized largely by merchants, often had a strongly decorative character, combining broad calligraphic brushstrokes in ink and vivid colors. Lone Rooster has notably expressive outlining and is enlivened by areas of vibrant red. Its decorative character is enhanced by the use of “cloud-dragon paper” (yunlong zhi), the pattern of which resembles clouds and dragons. The rooster, which belonged to the traditional genre of bird-and-flower paintings popular in the Shanghai school, may have been chosen as a subject to commemorate the Chinese year of the rooster.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- asian
- atmospheric effects
- birds
- chickens
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- forms
- making art
- materials
- materials by function
- seasons
- the natural world
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2848 x 3869
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2006/1.112
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.112/2006_1_112.jpg
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"Lone Rooster Summons the Spring; Chang Ku-nien." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.112/2006_1_112.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
