Accession Number
2006/1.122

Title
Hearing the Sound of a Distant Bell

Artist(s)
Chang Ku-nien

Object Creation Date
1973

Medium & Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper

Dimensions
29 3/4 in x 16 in (75.6 cm x 40.6 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Cheng-Yang and Mrs. Shirley Chang

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.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
hanging scroll

Rights
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Keywords
bells (idiophones)
hanging scrolls
ink