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.

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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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