Carved fan, water pavilion by a pine bluff and calligraphy

Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya Chinese
 Painting by Guo Lanxiang Chinese
 Calligraphy by Chu Deyi Chinese

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This folding fan features exquisite carvings on its outer ribs by Jin Xiya, the finest bamboo artist active in twentieth-century China. This work showcase Jin’s sophisticated skill in relief carving. His works incorporate compositions from designs contributed by important modern artists, such as Jin Cheng (1878–1926) on this piece. This fan is further embellished with painting and calligraphy by contemporary artists—shedding light on the dense web of social and artistic relationships among China’s elite during a time of wrenching change, when members of the scholarly elite sought to sustain inherited traditions in the face of a rapidly modernizing world.

According to the archival list of Jin’s works (fan frame #44), the bamboo carving was completed on May 25, 1923.

Carved fan, water pavilion by a pine bluff and calligraphy, Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame, China

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Carved fan, water pavilion by a pine bluff and calligraphy, Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame, China
Carved fan, water pavilion by a pine bluff and calligraphy, Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame, China
Carved fan, water pavilion by a pine bluff and calligraphy, Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame, China
Carved fan, water pavilion by a pine bluff and calligraphy, Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame, China

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