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Bamboo and Rock

Chang Ku-nien

Artwork Details

Bamboo and Rock
1965-1985
Chang Ku-nien
hanging scroll, ink on paper
26 3/8 in x 13 1/4 in (67 cm x 33.7 cm)
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang
2006/1.123

Description

Subject Matter:

In Chinese literati painting tradition, scholars like to compare themselves to bamboo and rock with strong personality as well as great rectitude.

Physical Description:

Bamboo and strangely shaped rock are painted here.

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