Untitled
The Met
Artist: Giuseppe Castiglione|Wang Yudun(Italian, Milan 1688–1766 Beijing)
Date: 18th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Folding fan; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. (sticks) 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); W. (open) 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1951
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A bird with a long tail perched on a flowering branch, painted on an open fan
Detailed Description
An open, hand-held fan is fanned out to reveal a painted scene. The fan's paper surface is light-toned, with visible vertical pleats. A dark-toned bird with a long, slender tail is depicted in the center, perched on a gnarled branch that extends horizontally across the upper half of the fan. The bird's head is tilted downwards, and its body is oriented towards the left. Large, light-toned flowers with dark leaves bloom from the branch, appearing on both the left and right sides of the bird. The flowers have multiple petals and prominent centers. Smaller, lighter foliage is visible in the lower left and right corners of the painted scene, beneath the main branch. The fan's structure includes numerous dark, thin ribs radiating from a central pivot point at the bottom. Two thicker, dark guard sticks frame the outer edges of the fan. The right guard stick has vertical lines of text, appearing as a series of dark characters against its dark surface.
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