Watching Geese / Chang Ku-nien
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.124
- Title
- Watching Geese
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1987
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia
- Taiwan
- Creation Place 1
- Asia
- Creation Place 2
- Taiwan
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang
- Dimensions
- 67 cm x 33.7 cm (26 3/8 in. x 13 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- This landscape makes use of the wide range of tones possible from black ink and water. A man stands in a mountain clearing, gazing at geese in the distance. Calligraphic text is written vertically in the upper left corner.
- Subject Matter
- This landscapes is painted in the style of literati, an enduring tradition that for the most part shaped the artistic forms of landscapes painted by traditionally educated men for centuries. The scene described is in the spirit of Tang poet Du Fu's poem. A man watches the flying geeze alone. This is a common metaphor for nostagia for an old friend.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2069 x 4256
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2006/1.124
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.124/2006_1_124.jpg
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"Watching Geese; Chang Ku-nien." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.124/2006_1_124.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
