Figures in Landscape
Painting
1721-1725 (made)
1721-1725 (made)
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This fan is typical of the type of small gifts given by the Qing emperors to favoured aristocrats and high officials.
The painting is by Jiao Bingzhen, not only a court artist (active between 1689 - 1726), but also a valued mathematician known to have collaborated with Giuseppe Castiglione, the Itlaian Jesuit artist. The calligraphy on the fan is made by an important civil servant, Fang Guangcheng, and the inscriptions on the wooden guards are also made by other important officials.
This fan was once in the possession of the Qing statesman Li Hongzhang.
The painting is by Jiao Bingzhen, not only a court artist (active between 1689 - 1726), but also a valued mathematician known to have collaborated with Giuseppe Castiglione, the Itlaian Jesuit artist. The calligraphy on the fan is made by an important civil servant, Fang Guangcheng, and the inscriptions on the wooden guards are also made by other important officials.
This fan was once in the possession of the Qing statesman Li Hongzhang.
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Title | Figures in Landscape (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Colours on paper, <i>zitan</i> wood guards |
Brief description | Fan, colours on paper, zitan wood guards, painted by Jiao Bingzhen (active 1689-1726), calligraphy by Fang Guancheng (1698-1768), China, Qing dynasty, 1721-1725. |
Physical description | Folding fan, colours on paper, zitan wood guards; painted with landscape and figures in colour on one side, calligraphy on the other. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs Alec Tweedie |
Object history | One of a pair with T.20-1936. Registered File number 2125/1936. |
Production | Painted by Jiao Bingzhen (active 1689-1726), calligraphy by Fang Guancheng (1698-1768). |
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Summary | This fan is typical of the type of small gifts given by the Qing emperors to favoured aristocrats and high officials. The painting is by Jiao Bingzhen, not only a court artist (active between 1689 - 1726), but also a valued mathematician known to have collaborated with Giuseppe Castiglione, the Itlaian Jesuit artist. The calligraphy on the fan is made by an important civil servant, Fang Guangcheng, and the inscriptions on the wooden guards are also made by other important officials. This fan was once in the possession of the Qing statesman Li Hongzhang. |
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Accession number | T.20A-1936 |
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Record created | October 16, 2008 |
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