Listening to My Teacher Dai-chien in Carmel
Artist
Fang Zhaoling
(Chinese, 1914 - 2006)
Date1987
MaterialsInk and colors on paper
DimensionsH. 25 7/8 in x W. 37 3/4 in, H. 65.7 cm x W. 95.9 cm (image); H. 77 1/2 in x W. 45 in, H. 196.9 cm x W. 114.3 cm (overall)
Credit LineGift of the artist's children
Object number2005.25
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewSigned“召麐”（朱文方印）、“宣周”（白文方印)。
Zhaolin (square relief), Xuanzhou (square intaglio).
Inscribed“卡密爾聆教圖，一九八七，方召麐。”
Scene of listening to my teacher’s instruction, by Fang Zhaolin in 1987.
Markings2 seals: Xuanzhou, Zhaoling
More InformationFang later became Chang’s formal student and in 1970 stayed for a whole year in Carmel to study painting with him. This work recalls those days, when they spent time in nature and sat together on a fallen tree trunk in a cypress grove at the Carmel seashore. Created four years after Chang’s death, the painting evokes Fang’s affectionate memory of their long friendship. The outdoor setting, with mentor and student surrounded by trees and rocks, is also a reminder of how Chang encouraged his students to observe keenly when painting from nature.
