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Hearing the Sound of a Distant Bell

Chang Ku-nien

Artwork Details

Hearing the Sound of a Distant Bell
1973
Chang Ku-nien
hanging scroll, ink on paper
29 3/4 in x 16 in (75.6 cm x 40.6 cm)
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang
2006/1.122

Description

Subject Matter:

A monk is walking on the wandering mountain lanes to return to the temple. A sound of distant bell transcends the quiteness of the painting.

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.

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