Orchid and Rock / Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.131
- Title
- Orchid and Rock
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- 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
- 36 cm x 50 cm (14 3/16 in. x 19 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- ink painting
- Physical Description
- A rock dominates the image, with orchids and grasses growing next to it. Calligraphic text accompanies the image, places above the rock, with three seals.
- Subject Matter
- Creating cooperative works with peer artists has been a fashion closely connected to the literati’s painting concept and practice. As modes of personal expressions, according to literati theory, paintings are created for private occasions and are shared and appreciated among circles of friends. The cooperative work celebrates respectful mutual relationships and reinforce affections among the painters participated.
- Chang collaborated with two friends from the Seven Friends Painting Club, Liu Yantao and Gao Yihong. Naturally, in a cooperative work, each artist often takes on a subject best representing his/her talents. Appealing to scholar-artist, the elegance and subtle fragrance of orchids have long been regarded as the emblem of righteous gentlemen, thus a suitable subject for scholars alike.
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- flowers (plants)
- herbaceous plants
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2372 x 3392
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2006/1.131
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.131/2006_1_131.jpg
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"Orchid and Rock; Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-1.131/2006_1_131.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
