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Folding fan with bamboo frame carved with tree peonies and fingered citrons

Jin Xiya Chinese
1949
Not on view
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.

According to the archival list of Jin’s works (fan frame #369), the bamboo carving was completed on March 23, 1949.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 現代 金西厓 刻扇骨牡丹圖、佛手圖 成扇
  • Title: Folding fan with bamboo frame carved with tree peonies and fingered citrons
  • Artist: Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979)
  • Date: 1949
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Folding fan with plain paper; carved bamboo frame
  • Dimensions: 10 3/8 × 14 1/8 in. (26.4 × 35.9 cm)
  • Classification: Fans
  • Credit Line: Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund for Asian Art, 2020
  • Object Number: 2020.345
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Jin Xiya
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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