Fan with Painted Decoration of Bronzes, Paintings, and Texts on One Side and Fragments of Texts on the Other
PaintingsChinese20th century

Fan with Painted Decoration of Bronzes, Paintings, and Texts on One Side and Fragments of Texts on the Other

1915

Artists

Li Zhuxi 李竹溪Artist
Classification
Paintings
Medium
Folding fan on baitong (nickel brass) frame; ink and color on silk; signed 'Yangzhu Shanren' on one side and 'Li Zhuxi' on the other; inscribed transciption of "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering" on the frame
Culture
Chinese
Century
20th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

36 x 66 cm (14 3/16 x 26 in.)

Provenance

Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA, purchased from dealer Mathias Komor, November 1967; bequest to Harvard Art Museum

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