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Carved fan with plum-blossom painting

Bamboo carving by Jin Xiya Chinese
Painting and calligraphy by Yuan Tanshu Chinese
carving dated 1924
Not on view
Jin Xiya was the most accomplished bamboo carver in modern China. Bamboo’s pliability makes it an ideal surface for reproducing the subtlety of brush and ink via carving, and for this reason the practice was seen as a companion to painting and an elegant pastime for a scholar-artist. This fan and the wrist rests in this case reveal both the expressive potential of the medium and Jin’s unique vision.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 現代　袁譚淑繪梅，書陸機文，湯滌書碑，金西厓刻扇骨　成扇
  • Title: Carved fan with plum-blossom painting
  • Artist: Bamboo carving by Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979)
  • Artist: Painting and calligraphy by Yuan Tanshu (Chinese, 1899–1981)
  • Period: Republic period (1912–49)
  • Date: carving dated 1924
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame
  • Dimensions: 13 × 17 1/2 in. (33 × 44.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund for Asian Art, 2020
  • Object Number: 2020.344
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Jin Xiya
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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