Wulai Falls Based on Sketches / Chang Ku-nien

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Accession Number
2006/1.121
Title
Wulai Falls Based on Sketches
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Artist Nationality
Chinese
Artist Life Dates
1906-1987
Object Creation Date
1981
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Michigan (state)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Creation Place 3
Michigan (state)
Dimensions
34 cm x 69 cm (13 3/8 in. x 27 3/16 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
ink painting
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Secondary Object Type
landscape
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.
Subject Matter
The painting depicts Wulai Waterfalls, a popular scenic tourist site located in suburban Taipei. The recognizable “Y” shape configuration of Wulai Waterfalls is clearly visible.
Painted simply in light ink washes, the waterfalls fall into the backdrop. The viewer’s attention is directed to the hill-path on the center left, where several tourists are represented as riding some kind of rickshaw, a popular fashion at the time. The artist’s choice of including this local fashion as a point of reference in the painting creates and enhances a sense of presence for the viewer, enabling him/her to imagine himself/herself visiting the actual scene.
Primary Keywords
ink
scrolls
sketch
waterfall
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2006/1.121
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"Wulai Falls Based on Sketches; Chang Ku-nien." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.121/2006_1_121.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 27, 2024.
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