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Details
- Place where the work was made
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China
- Period
- Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- folding fan mounted as album leaf; ink and slight colour on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 21.0 cm
- Credit
- Purchased 1957
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 9421
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Qilin Ren
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About
Fan paintings such as these are a distinctive genre in Chinese ink painting and were often mounted and kept in albums. Folding fans in this style were probably introduced to China from Japan in the 10th century. In the following centuries they became increasingly admired by patrons and collectors, as well as by artists who enjoyed the challenge of working within the particular size and shape of the flattened fan.
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Where the work was made
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