Harvard Art Museums > 2014.521: Moon on Snowy Mountains 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"Moon on Snowy Mountains (Liu Kuo Sung (Liu Guosong) 劉國松) , 2014.521,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/319251. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2014.521 People Liu Kuo Sung (Liu Guosong) 劉國松, Chinese (born 1932 ) Title Moon on Snowy Mountains Classification Paintings Work Type wall scroll, painting Date 1970 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/319251 Physical Descriptions Medium Vertical wall scroll; ink, color, metallic paint, and collage on paper, with artist’s signature and seal Dimensions painting proper: 88.9 x 59.2 cm (35 x 23 5/16 in.) Framed: 110.49 x 78.74 x 5.08 cm (43 1/2 x 31 x 2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: Lower left, black ink: Liu Guosong (Chinese brush-written characters followed by a red seal reading "Liu Guosong") inscription: dated signature brush-written in black ink at lower left: "Liu Guosong yi jiu qi ling" (Liu Guosong 1970) seal: artist's square red intaglio seal, following signature: "Liu Guosong" Provenance Recorded Ownership History Liu Guosong, Taipei (1970-by 1973?), probably gift; to Chu-tsing Li, Lawrence, Kansas (by 1973?-2012), gift; to his son B U.K. Li, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2012-2014), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014. Footnotes: 1. Dr. Chu-tsing Li (1920-2014) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Chu-tsing Li Collection, Gift of B U.K. Li in memory of Chu-tsing Li, Yao-wen Kwang Li, and Teri Ho Li Copyright © Liu Kuo-sung Accession Year 2014 Object Number 2014.521 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 The bright moon floats above a remote, seemingly frozen setting of snow-covered mountains. The symmetrical composition gives the painting a formality reminiscent of a religious icon. Innovative use of collage and metallic paint heightens the icy atmosphere. This painting belongs to the celestial series Liu Guosong began after the Apollo 8 space mission. Liu, who founded the Fifth Moon Group in 1956, played an important role as a teacher in the arts. From his earliest teaching appointment in Taiwan in 1960, through his visiting appointments at universities in the U.S. and his senior teaching and administrative appointments in Hong Kong and Taiwan, he has shaped the development of painting and energized the interplay of Chinese and Western elements. Publication History Robert D. Mowry and Claudia Brown, A Tradition Redefined: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Ink Paintings from the Chu-tsing Li Collection, 1950-2000, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums/Yale University Press (Cambridge, Mass., 2007), cat. 15 Exhibition History A Tradition Redefined: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Ink Paintings from the Chu-tsing Li Collection, 1950-2000, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/2007 - 01/27/2008; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, 06/28/2008 - 09/14/2008; Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, 10/11/2008 - 01/04/2009; Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, 02/11/2009 - 05/24/2009 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
