Calligraphy / Chang Ku-nien
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.128
- Title
- Calligraphy
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906 - 1987
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on gold-flecked paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1970
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Taiwan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Taiwan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang
- Dimensions
- 129.5 cm x 59 cm (51 in. x 23 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- calligraphy
- Physical Description
- The inscription is a famous discussion on the vulgarity and the elegance in painting by Qing Dynasty painter Zou Yigui (or Zou Xiaoshan).
- Subject Matter
- The inscription is a discussion on the vulgarity and the elegance in painting from the book "Art of Paiting of Xiaoshan" writen by Qing dynasty painter Zou Yigui (or Zou Xiaoshan). Chang Ku-nien inscribed it here, which may suggest that he hoped to be a wise artist who understands the subtlety of using color and ink.
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- gold and gold alloy
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- scroll paintings
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2006/1.128
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.128/2006_1_128.jpg
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"Calligraphy; Chang Ku-nien." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.128/2006_1_128.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024.
