清 居巢 蠶蛾 扇面|Silkworm
The Met
Artist: Ju Chao(Chinese, ca. 1823–1889)
Date: dated 1859
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 21 in. (18.4 x 53.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Five white silkworms on green leaves, three small pale moths, and black calligraphy on a fan-shaped surface
Detailed Description
This fan-shaped painting features a central cluster of green and blue-green leaves, upon which five prominent white, segmented silkworms are depicted. The silkworms are thick and curved, appearing to crawl across the foliage. The leaves vary in shade, with some showing hints of brown or yellow-green. To the left of the main leaf cluster, three small, pale moths are rendered with delicate wings and bodies, outlined in fine dark lines. Two moths are positioned side-by-side, with a third slightly below them. The background is a light, off-white paper, showing faint vertical lines that suggest the structure of a fan. In the lower right quadrant, black calligraphic text is arranged diagonally, accompanied by two red square seals. A smaller red square seal is also visible in the bottom left corner of the fan.
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