© 1971, Liu Guosong
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Full Moon (Man yue tu 滿月圖),
1971
Liu Guosong 劉國松, born 1932
Chinese
Modern period, 1912–present
1998-135 a-e
More Context
<p>In most representations of humankind’s place in the universe, the earth lies below as terra firma and the moon hangs high above, seemingly unreachable. With the Apollo spaceflights to the moon, this relationship changed. Inspired by photographs of earthrise taken from the moon, in <em>Full Moon</em> Liu recognizes that the limits of our universe have now escaped the confines of earth, uneasily questioning our isolation in the unbound vastness of space.</p>
Information
Title
Full Moon (Man yue tu 滿月圖)
Dates
1971
Maker
Medium
Five hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Painting (a): 152.7 x 76 cm. (60 1/8 x 29 15/16 in.)
Painting (b-d each): 152.7 x 75.1 cm. (60 1/8 x 29 9/16 in.)
Painting (e): 152.7 x 75.5 cm. (60 1/8 x 29 3/4 in.)
Mount (a): 241.5 x 86.6 cm. (95 1/16 x 34 1/8 in.)
Mount (b-d each): 241.5 x 75.2 cm. (95 1/16 x 29 5/8 in.)
Mount (e): 241.5 x 86 cm. (95 1/16 x 33 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-135 a-e
Place Made
Asia, China
Signatures
signed
Culture
Materials
–1998 John B. Elliott (Princeton, NJ), by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.
