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- Title
- MS Leaf: Hymnal
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia
- Century
- Mid-17th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1959/1.151
- Medium and Support
- Ink on vellum
- Artist
- African, Ethiopia, Artist Unknown
- Primary Keywords
- ink
- leaf
- leaf (plant material)
- religions
- textura
- Title
- Untitled (Structural Constellation drawing)
- Artist
- Josef Albers
- Physical Description
- pen and ink drawing on half inch grid graph paper ruled in blue
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1888-1976
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1955
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.5
- Medium and Support
- pen and ink on half inch grid graph paper ruled in blue
- Artist
- Albers, Josef
- Primary Keywords
- abstract
- conceptual
- drawing and drawing techniques
- geometric abstraction
- graphic document genres
- hard-edge
- ink
- line drawings
- Title
- Back of Seated Nude
- Artist
- Humbert Albrizio
- Artist Life Dates
- 1907-1970
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1951/1.26
- Medium and Support
- pen and ink on cream-colored paper
- Artist
- Albrizio, Humbert
- Primary Keywords
- ink
- nudes
- seated
- sitting
- women
- Title
- Study of a Man Holding a Banner and Four Male Figures
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- This ink drawing is of a standing male figure on the left side who holds a flag and points to the left. Four male figures are grouped to the right; three of them sit while one stands.
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.532
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Primary Keywords
- flag
- ink
- men
- sitting
- Title
- Gefäss
- Artist
- Julius Bissier
- Artist Life Dates
- 1893 - 1965
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1941
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.277
- Medium and Support
- black India ink and wash on paper
- Artist
- Bissier, Julius
- Primary Keywords
- abstraction
- glass
- ink
- jar
- Title
- Plum Blossoms in Snow
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Chen Shu-chen
- Physical Description
- In this snowy scene a plum tree and rock seem are seen atop a hill. The elegant, contorted trunk and branches of the tree create a visual arch over the image, framing the rock, snow, and block of calligraphic text below.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.129
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Chen Shu-chen
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- plumb blossoms
- plumb trees
- snow
- Title
- Orchid and Rock
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
- 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.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.131
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
- Primary Keywords
- ink
- orchids
- rock
- 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
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scroll
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- literati
- literati (painters)
- orchids
- painting
- rock
- Title
- Chrysanthemum and Rock
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
- Physical Description
- A cluster of chrysanthemum grow upwards, standing out over a rock below. Next to them, in the upper left corner, is calligraphic text.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1980
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.133
- Medium and Support
- ink and light color on paper
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- flowers (plants)
- ink
- rock
- Title
- Bamboo and Rock
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
- 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.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960-1975
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.134
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
- Primary Keywords
- bamboo
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- literati
- literati (painters)
- rock
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountains
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountains
- roads
- water
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape (environment)
- mountains
- road
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- mountains
- roads
- Title
- Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 2)
- 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
- 2006/1.104.2
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- ink
- landscape
- mountains
- roads
- Title
- Snow Scene
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- The painting depicts mountains and bold branches covered by snow, presenting a cristal clear landscape of cold splendor.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1968
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.105
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- ink
- landscape
- snow
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- Title
- Mountain Light, Cloud Shadow
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- The use of light ink to depict the hills and remote mountains was to present the misty and dreamlike Dayu Mountain. Chang applied the wash to creat a sense of wet atmosphere.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1974
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.107
- Medium and Support
- unmounted scroll, ink on paper
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- ink
- landscape
- mountain
- scroll painting
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- autumn
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- pavilions (garden structures)
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- mountains
- Title
- Clearing After Snow
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- In this scene mountains and a pavillion are covered by snow and dormant trees bear no leaves. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906 - 1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1981
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.110
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- ink
- landscape
- pine trees
- snow
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- flowers (plants)
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- poetry
- Title
- Wulai Falls Based on Sketches
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- The Wulai Waterfalls are shown in a “Y” shape configuration, and painted in simple light ink washes. On a hill-path on the center right several tourists are represented as riding some kind of rickshaw.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1981
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.121
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- ink
- scrolls
- sketch
- waterfall
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- bells (idiophones)
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- bamboo
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- rock
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- man
- poem
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- boat
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- rain
- wind
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- clouds
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- mountains
- Title
- Night Rain on the Xiao and Xiang Rivers
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- In this landscape a misty, meandering river is depicted with two boathouses along its banks. Reeds and other foliage grow lush along the banks, partially obscuring the boathouse in the foreground. Accompanying text is in the upper register.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.127
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- boat
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- night
- pavilion (garden structure)
- rain
- rivers
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- gold (metal)
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountain
- roads
- sketches
- trees
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountain
- roads
- sketches
- trees
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- clouds
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountain
- sketches
- Title
- Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 5
- 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
- 2006/1.140
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- clouds
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscapes (environments)
- mountain
- sketches
- trees
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- mountain
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- geese
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- sandbars
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- cave
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- waterfalls
- 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
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- river
- spring
- Title
- Lone Rooster Summons the Spring
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- The Rooster is singled out by its expressive outlining brushwork and the vibrant red color of the comb. Its decorative flavor is also enhanced by using a specific type of paper called “cloud-dragon paper” (yunlong zhi), as the pattern of décor resembles motifs of cloud and dragon. Vertical calligraphic text in in the upper left corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1981
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.112
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- hanging scroll
- ink
- roosters
- spring
- Title
- Portrait of Shirley and Chen-yang Chang
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- A man and woman under a tree while the woman plays a type of zither. Nearby are trees in bloom with pink flowers. Writing is located in the upper left corner of the painting.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1984
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.114
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- family (group)
- ink
- portrait
- Title
- Red Trees, Blue Mountains
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- Landscape colored with the bright hues of autumn. Pavilions are nestled among clouds and mountain forests. A rustic staircase appears between wisps of clouds and trees, winding up the slope next to waterfalls.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1975
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.135
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- Artist
- Chang, Ku-nien
- Primary Keywords
- ink
- landscape
- mountains
- trees
- 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
- Artist
- Chen, Shu-chen
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scroll
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- painting
- 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, with artist signature and seal. One of a pair.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1908-2000
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.130.2
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- Artist
- Chen, Shu-chen
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scroll
- ink
- Title
- Travelling in Autumn Mountains: Landscape in the style of Guo Xi (Kuo Hsi)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A group of travellers moves along a path at the foot of the mountains that grow upward, dominating the majority of the pictoral space. The common technique using small black dots occurs throughout the painting, accenting mountain edges, tree branches and roots. A building can be seen peeking out from behind the mountains in the lower portion of hte painting.
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.354
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on silk
- Artist
- China, Artist Unknown
- Primary Keywords
- ink
- landscape
- landscapes
- mountains
- natural landscapes
- trees
- 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
- Artist
- Dong, Gao
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- hanging scrolls
- ink
- landscape
- landscapes
- poem
- Title
- White Clouds Over the Creek, in the Style of Xinluo
- Artist
- Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)
- Physical Description
- A man sits under a tree beside a creek. Behind him is a rock. He is contemplating and stares out of the picture frame with his back to the viewer.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1882-1954
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.116
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- Artist
- Feng, Chaoran
- Primary Keywords
- clouds
- creeks
- ink
- Title
- Master (Su) Tongbo in a Straw Hat and Sandals
- Artist
- Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)
- Physical Description
- Master Su Tongpo, in a hat stands in a natural arched rock formation, turning his head slightly to stare into the distance. He holds his robes in left hand, and a cane in his right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1882-1954
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.117
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- Artist
- Feng, Chaoran
- Primary Keywords
- hat
- ink
- landscape
- sandals
- Title
- Scholar in a Thatched Hut
- Artist
- Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)
- Physical Description
- A scholar sits under a thatched hut in the mountains. He strokes his long beard as a kettle warms. The colophon indicated that the scholar the the famous Song dynasty recluse Lin Bu. In his thatch hut in the Solitary Mountain, he is composing a poem in light smoke from the faint fireplace.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1882-1954
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1909
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.118
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- Artist
- Feng, Chaoran
- Primary Keywords
- hut
- ink
- scholar
- Title
- Scholar by a Mountain Stream
- Artist
- Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)
- Physical Description
- A scholar in the mountains leans on rocks under a tree and stares into the distance. The pine tree is a metaphor for a man of integrity. He is contemplating over the sound of the waterfall.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1882-1954
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.119
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- Artist
- Feng, Chaoran
- Primary Keywords
- ink
- mountain
- scholar
- stream