Bamboo and Rock / Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.134
- Title
- Bamboo and Rock
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960-1975
- 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
- Style/Group/Movement
- ink
- Dimensions
- 41.5 cm x 67.3 cm (16 5/16 in. x 26 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- bird and flower
- Physical Description
- A rock rises above the earth, and branches of bamboo mimic the gentle curve of its shape. Grasses grow below. Two lines of calligraphic text are written verticalley on the left side of the painting.
- 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
- artists
- asian
- chinese
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- chinese styles
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- descriptors
- east asian
- grass (plant material)
- inorganic material
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2152 x 3459
- File Size
- 1013 KB
- Record
- 2006/1.134
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"Bamboo 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-1.134/2006_1_134.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
