Liu Dan (Chinese, born 1953). <em>Taihu Rock from Jiemei Studio</em>, 2006. Ink on paper, image: 102 3/8 × 60 1/8 in. (260 × 152.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Asian Art Council, 2005 China Trip Participants, in honor of Amy G. Poster, Lisa and Bernard Selz Curator and Chair, Asian Art, 2006.19 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2006.19_PS6.jpg)

Taihu Rock from Jiemei Studio

Artist:Liu Dan

Medium: Ink on paper

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Dates:2006

Dimensions: image: 102 3/8 × 60 1/8 in. (260 × 152.7 cm) sheet: 110 × 67 3/4 in. (279.4 × 172.1 cm) frame: 113 1/2 × 71 × 2 1/4 in. (288.3 × 180.3 × 5.7 cm)

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Accession Number: 2006.19

Image: 2006.19_PS6.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Depiction of a "Taihu Rock", a type of eccentric natural rock collected by the literati of China as a symbol of the microcosm of the universe and to inspire their poetry, philosophical thought and landscape and formal rock paintings.

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