Sharing a Boat in the Wind and Rain / Chang Ku-nien

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Accession Number
2006/1.125
Title
Sharing a Boat in the Wind and Rain
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Artist Nationality
Chinese
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
Object Creation Date
1983
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
89.9 cm x 48.3 cm (35 3/8 in. x 19 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
hanging scroll
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Secondary Object Type
landscape
Physical Description
Three figures in a boat withstand wind and rain as they navigate river waters. Trees along the banks seem to bend under the force of the wind. Water saturdated ink and washes blur distinctions and imply the extremity of the weather.
Subject Matter
Chang Ku-nien is from the last generation of artists trained in the centuries-old tradition of Chinese literati painting. He was instrumental in the revival of the practice of traditional Chinese painting that had languished under the cultural influence of Japan during its occupation of Taiwan. He was one of very few mainland painters from his generation to explore the scenery of Taiwan, where he lived in exile, using the methods of traditional Chinese ink painting.
Primary Keywords
boat
hanging scrolls
ink
rain
wind
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1928 x 3720
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Record
2006/1.125
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"Sharing a Boat in the Wind and Rain; Chang Ku-nien." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.125/2006_1.125.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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