Untitled
The Met
Artist: Tsubaki Kakoku(Japanese, 1825–1850)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Folding fan; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 17 3/8 in. (26 x 44.1 cm)
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A partially open folding fan with pink flowers, blue-green leaves, and black calligraphic text
Detailed Description
A partially open folding fan is presented against a plain, light background. The fan's surface is a light, off-white material, possibly paper or silk, with a thin gold border along its top edge. The lower portion of the fan reveals numerous light brown wooden ribs, fanning out from a central pivot point at the bottom. The right side of the fan's surface is adorned with painted botanical imagery, including several pink flowers with delicate, layered petals and spiky forms, interspersed with clusters of dark blue-green leaves and slender stems. The left side of the fan features black calligraphic text arranged in multiple vertical columns. Below the text, towards the bottom left, are two small, rectangular red seal-like marks. The fan forms a wide arc.
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