現代　金西厓刻扇骨，金城繪葡萄，陳寳琛小楷書　成扇|Carved fan, grapevines and calligraphy

Jin Cheng|Chen Baochen|Jin Xiya

1924 · Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame · Asian Art

In addition to demonstrating the talent of bamboo carver Jin Xiya, this object features painting and calligraphy by important contemporary artists. Jin Xiya’s older brother Jin Cheng, a senior figure in Beijing painting and collecting circles, painted the grapevines. The calligraphy on the back of the fan is by Chen Baochen, a loyalist government official who continued to serve the last emperor even after the fall of the imperial Qing dynasty. Jin Xiya further embellished the fan with two poems by Wu Changshuo (1844–1927)—doyen of the Shanghai art scene—which he carved on its outer ribs.

Artist

Jin Cheng|Chen Baochen|Jin Xiya

Date

1924

Medium

Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund for Asian Art, 2020