現代　金西厓刻金城繪扇骨竹葉垂蛛圖　成扇|Folding fan with bamboo frame carved with spider and bamboos

Jin Xiya

1960 · 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. This work is also a rare example from a late stage of Jin’s art career. According to the archival list of Jin’s works (fan frame #377), the bamboo carving was completed on June 5, 1960 and took him twelve days.

Artist

Jin Xiya

Date

1960

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