Squirrel and Grapes
Artists like Sha Fu who made their living by selling paintings of popular subjects in the inexpensive fan format were no longer déclassé in Shanghai in the late 19th century. Fans were gifts often exchanged among friends, and a bourgeois clientele enjoyed the company of a favorite artist, regarding him as something of a celebrity.
Artwork Details
- 清 沙馥 松鼠葡萄 扇面
- Title: Squirrel and Grapes
- Artist: Sha Fu (Chinese, 1831–1906)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: dated 1894
- Culture: China
- Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
- Dimensions: 6 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. (16.8 x 50.2 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.77
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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