Carved fan with plum-blossom painting

Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya Chinese

Painting and calligraphy by Shen Shilong Chinese

carving dated 1943, painting dated 1942

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現代　沈石龍繪墨梅，邵岡書詩，金西厓刻扇骨，吳湖帆書詩　成扇
Title: Carved fan with plum-blossom painting
Artist: Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979)
Artist: Painting and calligraphy by Shen Shilong (Chinese, active mid-20th century)
Period: Republic period (1912–1949)
Date: carving dated 1943, painting dated 1942
Culture: China
Medium: Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame
Dimensions: Approx. 13 1/8 × 17 in. (33.3 × 43.2 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund for Asian Art, 2020
Object Number: 2020.342
Rights and Reproduction: © Jin Xiya
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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