現代　金西厓　刻扇骨牡丹圖、佛手圖　成扇|Folding fan with bamboo frame carved with tree peonies and fingered citrons

Jin Xiya

1949 · Folding fan with plain paper; carved bamboo frame · Asian Art

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.

Artist

Jin Xiya

Date

1949

Medium

Folding fan with plain paper; carved bamboo frame

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund for Asian Art, 2020