Fan
1904 (dated)
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A twenty-nine-rib folding paper fan, the inner ribs left in the natural state, the outer pair lacquered and decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay.
One side decorated with butterflies and flowers in colours on paper treated with mica to a gold finish.
The reverse carries a long printed text, a series of 108 quatrains, seven characters to the line, on characters from the 18th century novel Hong Lou Meng. Those on the hero and heroine – Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu – are in the upper right-hand corner. The paper of the reverse is also lightly treated with mica.
The colophon reads: “In the middle months of the summer in the year jia chen of the Guangxu period, I happened to record the ‘Hundred poems on Beauty’ at the Er Shi Si Fan Hua Xin Feng Zhai in Shenpu.” Jia chenis equivalent to 1904.
On the extreme right fold a semi-legible shop-mark including the words Jin Run Tang.
One side decorated with butterflies and flowers in colours on paper treated with mica to a gold finish.
The reverse carries a long printed text, a series of 108 quatrains, seven characters to the line, on characters from the 18th century novel Hong Lou Meng. Those on the hero and heroine – Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu – are in the upper right-hand corner. The paper of the reverse is also lightly treated with mica.
The colophon reads: “In the middle months of the summer in the year jia chen of the Guangxu period, I happened to record the ‘Hundred poems on Beauty’ at the Er Shi Si Fan Hua Xin Feng Zhai in Shenpu.” Jia chenis equivalent to 1904.
On the extreme right fold a semi-legible shop-mark including the words Jin Run Tang.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bamboo and paper with lacquer and mother of pearl decoration |
| Brief description | Folding fan, bamboo and paper with lacquer and mother of pearl inlay, China, Qing dynasty, dated 1904 |
| Physical description | A twenty-nine-rib folding paper fan, the inner ribs left in the natural state, the outer pair lacquered and decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay. One side decorated with butterflies and flowers in colours on paper treated with mica to a gold finish. The reverse carries a long printed text, a series of 108 quatrains, seven characters to the line, on characters from the 18th century novel Hong Lou Meng. Those on the hero and heroine – Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu – are in the upper right-hand corner. The paper of the reverse is also lightly treated with mica. The colophon reads: “In the middle months of the summer in the year jia chen of the Guangxu period, I happened to record the ‘Hundred poems on Beauty’ at the Er Shi Si Fan Hua Xin Feng Zhai in Shenpu.” Jia chenis equivalent to 1904. On the extreme right fold a semi-legible shop-mark including the words Jin Run Tang. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs M Brealey |
| Object history | Registered File number 1980/646. |
| Historical context | Shenpu is the port of Shengang in Jiangsu province. See The Times Atlas of China 43 E4; Zhongguo Gu Jin Diming Da Cidian p.24 |
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| Accession number | FE.26-1980 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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