Worldly Spirit

1976

Ming Wang

Associated Names
Ming Wang

Artist, American, born China, 1921 - 2016

The image displays abstract black lines and shapes against a rich brown background. Shapes resembling a stylized figure with a circular head, rectangular torso, and legs appear on the left. On the right, curved lines form a vertical shape with a hoop-like head and circular segments down the length. The linear designs intersect and connect in abstract ways.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    overall: 62.5 x 100.9 cm (24 5/8 x 39 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.214


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: artist's monogram/1976 (circled); Worldly Spirit A/P

Wikidata ID

Q76349003

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