Harvard Art Museums > 2009.71: Panorama Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Panorama (Arnold Chang (Zhang Hong)) , 2009.71,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/332121. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.71 People Arnold Chang (Zhang Hong), American (born 1954) Title Panorama Classification Paintings Work Type wall scroll, painting Date 1996 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/332121 Physical Descriptions Medium Wall scroll; ink on paper; with date and signature of the artist reading "Bingzi wuyue Zhang Hong hua" and two seals of the artist reading "Yin Shan" and "Zhang Hong Zhi Xi" Dimensions 95.9 x 185.4 cm (37 3/4 x 73 in.) Note that these are not rolled dimensions Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Vertically oriented signature at the proper right edge of the painting, the signature reading "Bingzi wuyue Zhang Hong hua". The signature can be translated as "Painted [by] Zhang Hong [in the] fifth month [of the] bingzi [cyclical year, which corresponds to 1996 in the Gregorian calendar]". seal: Two of the artist's seals appear on the painting, as follows: Lower right corner -- Square, red, relief seal reading "Yin Shan". Upper left corner, following signature -- Square, red, relief seal reading "Zhang Hong Zhi Xi" Provenance Recorded Ownership History J.J. Lally & Co., New York, sold April 2009 Sotheby's, Hong Kong, sold April 2009 M.K. Lau Collection, Ltd. Hong Kong, owner 1997-2009 Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong, sold 1996 Arnold Chang painted in Queens, New York City, 1996 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry James, by exchange Accession Year 2009 Object Number 2009.71 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This horizontally oriented wall scroll presents an up-close view of a mountainous landscape. Three series of peaks recede directly into the compositional space, one at the left edge, one in the center, and one at the right edge; mist-filled valleys separate the series of peaks. The valley at the viewer's left includes a waterfall that descends precipitously from the top of the composition to a mist-enshrouded area in the middleground, where it disappears from view; it re-emerges in the foreground, at the bottom of the composition. The mountain sides are steep and rocky, so that the few trees and scant other vegetation is limited mainly to the tops of the peaks. The painting is executed in ink on paper, using a very dry brush. Publication History Julia Frances Andrews, ed., A Century in Crisis: Modernity and Tradition in the Art of Twentieth-Century China, exh. cat., Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, 1998), pl. 179 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
