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- Title
- Calligraphy, One of a Pair
- Artist
- Chen Shu-chen
- Physical Description
- Vertical hanging scroll of calligraphic text consisting of five Chinese characters in black ink. One of a pair.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1908-2000
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.130.1
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 17.77726
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scroll
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- painting
- Title
- Orchids and Red Rock
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
- Physical Description
- A rough, red rock seems to grow out of the hillside, almost as organically as the orchids growing next to it. Calligraphic text is in the upper left corner.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1980
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.132
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 16.64682
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scroll
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- literati
- literati (painters)
- orchids
- painting
- rock
- Title
- Tibetan Thangka Hanging Scroll
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet
- Physical Description
- A silk hanging scroll with images of members of a pantheon of gods.
- Accession Number
- 2012/1.271
- Medium and Support
- silk on hanging scroll
- relevance
- rank 15.37803
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- silk
- Title
- Calligraphy
- Artist
- Wang Duo
- Artist Life Dates
- 1592-1652
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1620-1652
- Accession Number
- 1974/1.243
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on satin
- relevance
- rank 15.37803
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- Title
- Mist Clearing Over a Mountain Village, formerly attributed to Hasegawa Nobuharu (Shinshun; later, Tôhaku)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This is a vertical format painting surrounded by green and gold fabric. It is painted in tones of black with some areas of pink and blue color. It depicts a landscape scene with a cluster of small houses nestled in a craggy mountainous area. There is a river that runs through the landscape with two figures crossing a small footbridge. Other figures are shown in the open area of the village. The trees and vegetation are painted with short abbreviated brushstriokes.
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 16th century - early 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1967/2.5
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.21936
- Primary Keywords
- bridges
- bridges (built works)
- figures in landscape
- hanging scroll
- hanging scrolls
- houses
- japan
- japan (nation)
- landscapes
- mountains
- natural landscapes
- rivers
- trees
- villages
- waterfalls
- Title
- Clear Water Cliff
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- The torrential water and the Clear Water Cliff beside the Suhua Highway.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- after 12/1/1973
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.106
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.20896
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- Title
- Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 6
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.141
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.20896
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountain
- Title
- Poem in Running Script
- Artist
- Murase Taiitsu
- Physical Description
- This calligraphy is executed in ink on paper. There are a total of three red seals present in the piece, one in the upper right hand corner, and two towards the left center of the piece. The calligraphy is very strong and forceful, with broad, well defined strokes. The work is mounted on golden silk.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1804 - 1881)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1977/1.185
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.20896
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- poems
- Title
- Calligraphy: "The Ocean of Good Fortune"
- Artist
- Yueshan Daozong (J. Etsuzan Dôshû; Ôbaku Etsuzan)
- Physical Description
- Running script calligraphy
- Artist Life Dates
- 1629 - 1709
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1660-1709
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.392
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.20896
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- Title
- "The Sound of Rustling Leaves" (Chinese poem, calligraphy)
- Artist
- Rai San'yô
- Physical Description
- This is a hanging scroll. It is mounted on olive green fabric and includes a poem in Chinese calligraphic text about nature. Has three red seals: two in the lower left side, one in the upper right corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1780-1832
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1811-1832
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.164
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- nature
- poems
- Title
- Geese and Reeds (two of a pair)
- Artist
- Ki-hun Yang
- Physical Description
- A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. A goose swoops into the scene from the top left, while the neck of the grounded goose follows a graceful curve to look at the approaching bird. The swaying reeds and grass around the grounded goose add lightness to the composition. Between the two geese are three lines of calligraphy.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1843 - 1898)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.488.2
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- geese
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- plants
- Title
- Spring Warms River Nu
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- Two men rafting in the waves of River Nu.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- last quarter of 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1971
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.144
- Medium and Support
- horizontal hanging scroll, ink on rice paper
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- river
- spring
- Title
- Cross-Island Highway Based on Sketches
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- Painted and inscribed on the occasion of Veterans’ Day. The artist depicts a view of the narrow, winding roadway cutting through a magnificent rocky mountain.
- In his inscription, Chang claims to use methods of Song masters that were adopted in painting the scene. A small detail on the lower right of the painting represents a couple of tiny figures standing aside the road. One figure is depicted as making life-sketches of the scene.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1980
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.111
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountains
- Title
- Bamboo and Rock
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- Bamboo and strangely shaped rock are painted here.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1965-1985
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.123
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- bamboo
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- rock
- Title
- Scene at Hachiman Hill
- Artist
- Utagawa Sadahide
- Physical Description
- Japanese hanging scroll depicting Japanese style buildings and mountain views.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1807 - 1873)
- Object Creation Date
- 1825-1875
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.201
- Medium and Support
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- japanese
- scroll paintings
- Title
- Late Autumn Landscape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- The entire top portion of this painting is seemingly blank, but represents the air and atmosphere. Below are mountains hugged by clouds and trees and vegetation in the phase of autumn.
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1966/2.1
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- autumn
- hanging scrolls
- landscape
- painting
- Title
- Scene at Hachiman Hill
- Artist
- Utagawa Sadahide
- Physical Description
- Japanese hanging scroll depicting the view of the old Japanese town and scenery.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1807 - 1873)
- Object Creation Date
- 1825-1875
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.203
- Medium and Support
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- japanese
- scroll paintings
- Title
- Geese and Reeds (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Ki-hun Yang
- Physical Description
- A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. The goose is the water has its head turned to watch the descent of the goose flying in from the right. The upper left corner contains calligraphic text, and creating ripples in the water in the foreground is a goose with its head below the surface, and bottom in the air. Reeds come in from the right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1843-1898
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.488.1
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- geese
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- plants
- Title
- Swallow's Mouth Cave
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- A view, perhaps from inside a cave, that provides a glimpse of a small strech of highway through mountainous terrain. A river flows below, cutting a path between the mountains.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1978
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.109
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- mountains
- Title
- Waterfall at Milky Way Cave
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- An intricate ecology of plants grows up this mountainside landscape. Two men walk in a clearing below a building. A waterfall flows downward on the upper left, below calligraphic text.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1970-1990
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.143
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- cave
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- waterfalls
- Title
- Tanuki (raccoon dog) and Bamboo in the Snow
- Artist
- Konoshima Ôkoku
- Physical Description
- A tanuki, or racoon dog, is seen peering over its shoulder on a snowy hill. Its footprints disappear in the snow behind it. Bamboo rise from out of view on the bottom right, and dominate the upper register of the image. This painting mounted on a hanging scroll also includes elaborate gold fabric with repeating designs.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1938
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.402
- Medium and Support
- Hanging scroll, ink on silk
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- bamboo
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- snow
- Title
- Hearing the Sound of a Distant Bell
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- Ink and wash depicts the tranquility. Temples rest in the middle of the remote mountains. Hearing the bell resonnating in the valley, a monk is returning.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1973
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.122
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- bells (idiophones)
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- Title
- Scene at Hachiman Hill
- Artist
- Utagawa Sadahide
- Physical Description
- Japanese hanging scroll depicting the mountain and river view.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1807 - 1873)
- Object Creation Date
- 1825-1875
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.202
- Medium and Support
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- japanese
- scroll paintings
- Title
- The Deva Idaten
- Artist
- Yamawaki Tôki
- Physical Description
- Idaten is depicted here, fierce, standing on clouds. His garments blow in the breeze, and a halo showing his power and godliness encircles his head.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1777-1839
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1800-1839
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.391
- Medium and Support
- ink, color and gold on silk
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- cloud
- deity
- hanging scrolls
- moon
- Title
- Geese Landing on Sandbars
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- A scene of geese in pond and on sandbars. The geese are congregated in the lower left hand side of the painting, as are most of the reeds growing from the sand bars. Some geese can also be seen flying in the middle of the painting, though they are not as prominent. Five lines of calligraphy are lcoated in the upper right of the painting.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.142
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.04356
- Primary Keywords
- geese
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- sandbars
- Title
- Landscape
- Artist
- Aoki Shukuya
- Artist Life Dates
- 1737-1802
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1760-1802
- Accession Number
- 1967/2.3
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.91945
- Primary Keywords
- bridges
- bridges (built works)
- figures (representations)
- figures in landscape
- hanging scroll
- hanging scrolls
- japan
- landscapes
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- rivers
- trees
- Title
- Calligraphy
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- 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).
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906 - 1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1970
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.128
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on gold-flecked paper
- relevance
- rank 14.88173
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- gold (metal)
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- Title
- In the Spirit of Li Bai's Poetry
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- Green mountains create the edge of a river. Red flowers grow on the hill framing the scene in the right corner, and two boats sail the waters below. In the upper center of the painting is calligraphic text.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1975
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.120
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.88173
- Primary Keywords
- flowers (plants)
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- poetry
- Title
- Blossoming Prunus Branch, after Wang Yüan-chang (Wang Mien)
- Artist
- Yamamoto Baiitsu
- Physical Description
- The prunus branch depicted by Baiitsu makes use of the long vertical form provided by the hanging scroll format. The branch enters the visual field from the top right, and curves downward toward the bottom of the scroll. On either side of the branch are sections of calligraphic text.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1783-1856
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1847
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.156
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.88173
- Primary Keywords
- branches (components)
- calligraphy
- flowers
- hanging scrolls
- Title
- Sharing a Boat in the Wind and Rain
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1983
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.125
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.88173
- Primary Keywords
- boat
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- rain
- wind
- Title
- Bamboo and Rocks
- Artist
- Qian Zai (Ch'ien Tsai)
- Physical Description
- A vertical hanging scroll on white fabric. The image is in black ink on faded paper. A bamboo tree occupies most of the space. A signature is located in the middle on the left of the painting.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1708-1793
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1787
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.8
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.88173
- Primary Keywords
- bamboo
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- rocks
- streams
- Title
- Plum Blossoms at Tsukigase
- Artist
- Nakabayashi Chikkei
- Physical Description
- The painting is nearly entirely dominated by mountains, yet nestled among them lie two small buildings. Around these structures and near the placement of the viewer are dark plum trees with spiky branches and pink and white blossoms.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1816-1867
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.362
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.88173
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- literati
- mountains
- plumb tree
- Title
- Ode on a Wanli-era Imperial Brush
- Artist
- Shitao (Shih-t'ao)
- Physical Description
- Calligraphy of a poem written in running script and including three artist's seals and the artist's signature.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1642-1707
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1705
- Accession Number
- 1965/2.75
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.88173
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- literati (painters)
- poem
- Title
- Watching Geese
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.124
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.88173
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- man
- poem
- Title
- White Clouds
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- Cloudy mountain scene with calligrapic text in the upper right corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1972
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.126
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.88173
- Primary Keywords
- clouds
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- mountains
- Title
- Portrait of Pan Qintai
- Artist
- Zeng Jing (Tseng Ching)
- Physical Description
- Painting of a standing male figure facing forward and holding a walking stick, against a blank background surrounded by an inscription, two artist’s seals, seven colophons and accompanying seals of contemporary scholars and artists.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1564-1657
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1621
- Accession Number
- 1966/1.110
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.72334
- Primary Keywords
- figure (illustration)
- hanging scrolls
- inscriptions
- man
- portraits
- Title
- Landscape: Illustrating a poem of the T'ang period by Chang Chi (Zhang Ji )
- Artist
- Dong Gao (Tung Kao)
- Physical Description
- Chang Chi's poem lies in the upper right corner, just above a distant castle or other elegant building. In the foreground, mountains and trees arch over a wandering blue river and stretches of wispy clouds.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1740 - 1818)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1780
- Accession Number
- 1967/2.9
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- relevance
- rank 14.72334
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- landscapes
- poem
- Title
- Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 4
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.139
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.72334
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- clouds
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountain
- sketches
- Title
- Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 4)
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- A panoramic view of the highway cutting across the Tarako Gorges, laid out in four connecting hanging scrolls.
- Inscription: “sublime and bright--what opens in this enormous curtain (the connected hanging scrolls).”
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.104.4
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.72334
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountains
- roads
- water
- Title
- Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 3)
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- A panoramic view of the highway cutting across the Tarako Gorges, laid out in four connecting hanging scrolls.
- Inscription: “sublime and bright--what opens in this enormous curtain (the connected hanging scrolls).”
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.104.3
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.72334
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- mountains
- roads
- Title
- Bamboo in snow
- Artist
- Zhu Sheng (Chu Sheng)
- Physical Description
- In this image of bamboo bent under heavy snow the leaves are depicted with vigorous yet controlled strokes of the brush, while the snow is indicated by surrounding areas of blank paper with dark ink, a traditional technique in monochrome ink painting.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1618 - circa 1690
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1690
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.351
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on satin
- relevance
- rank 14.72334
- Primary Keywords
- bamboo
- hanging scrolls
- literati (painters)
- snow
- winter
- Title
- Birds in a Tree
- Artist
- Nakabayashi Chikutô
- Physical Description
- A family of birds rest among willow branches. Three chicks rest below, while the larger parents perch above
- Artist Life Dates
- 1776-1853
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1840
- Accession Number
- 1976/2.103
- Medium and Support
- Hanging scroll, ink on silk
- relevance
- rank 14.56829
- Primary Keywords
- bamboo
- birds
- chicks
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- rock
- tree
- Title
- Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 2
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.137
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.56829
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountain
- roads
- sketches
- trees
- Title
- Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 1)
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- A panoramic view of the highway cutting across the Tarako Gorges, laid out in four connecting hanging scrolls.
- Inscription: “sublime and bright--what opens in this enormous curtain (the connected hanging scrolls).”
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.104.1
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.56829
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape (environment)
- mountains
- road
- Title
- Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 1
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.136
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.56829
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountain
- roads
- sketches
- trees
- Title
- Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 3
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.138
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.56829
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountain
- roads
- sketches
- trees
- Title
- Cloudy Mountains and Misty Trees, after Dong Yuan
- Artist
- Zha Shibiao (Cha Shih-piao)
- Physical Description
- This vertical composition consists of tall, thin trees in the foreground, with a lone boatman floating beneath and behind them. As the scene stretches upwars, mountains take up a dominant position in the picture, stretching toward the sky. Above them is calligraphic text.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Haiyang, Anhui, 1615 - 1698)
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/1.73
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.56829
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscapes (environments)
- mountains
- trees
- Title
- Solitary Leisure in a Quiet Pavilion
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- This L-shaped composition uses soft yet bright colors to depict a curving road through rolling green mountains covered with the varing red tones of autumn trees. A solitary figure sits in a pavillion, and the scene is obscured by wisps of white clouds.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1974
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.108
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.56829
- Primary Keywords
- autumn
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- pavilions (garden structures)
- Title
- Plum Blossoms, after Jin Nong
- Artist
- Li Jishou (Li Chi-shou)
- Physical Description
- The branches of a plum tree stretch skyward, skillfully utilizing the vertical space of this hanging scroll. Black dots are used as accents along the branches, making them look knotted and full of texture. These heavy features are offset by the delicate depiction of plum blossoms. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner, with two seals.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 19th century
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.28
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.41647
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- flowers
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- literati (painters)
- plumb tree
- Title
- Picture of the Cinnabar Peak
- Artist
- Sun Yi (Sun I)
- Physical Description
- This is a delicate landscape. There are mountain crags, dispersed trees and bushes, and some houses/huts depicted. There is calligraphy on the upper right hand corner with one red seal, and towards the upper left corner with a red seal. There is also another red seal on the lower left hand corner. The colors are muted and are barely discernable from one another. There is a central jutting rock in the center of the painting that takes up a lot of horizontal space, and encourages the eye to travel upwards.
- Artist Life Dates
- active mid-17th century
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1657
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.155
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.41647
- Primary Keywords
- bridges
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- huts
- landscapes
- mountains
- rocks
- trees