Carved fan, grapevines and calligraphy

Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya Chinese
 Painting by Jin Cheng Chinese
 Calligraphy by Chen Baochen Chinese

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In addition to demonstrating the talent of bamboo carver Jin Xiya, this object features painting and calligraphy by important contemporary artists. Jin Xiya’s older brother Jin Cheng, a senior figure in Beijing painting and collecting circles, painted the grapevines. The calligraphy on the back of the fan is by Chen Baochen, a loyalist government official who continued to serve the last emperor even after the fall of the imperial Qing dynasty. Jin Xiya further embellished the fan with two poems by Wu Changshuo (1844–1927)—doyen of the Shanghai art scene—which he carved on its outer ribs.

Carved fan, grapevines and calligraphy, Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame, China

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Carved fan, grapevines and calligraphy, Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame, China
Carved fan, grapevines and calligraphy, Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame, China
Carved fan, grapevines and calligraphy, Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame, China
Carved fan, grapevines and calligraphy, Bamboo frame carving by Jin Xiya (Chinese, 1890–1979), Folding fan; ink and color on paper with carved bamboo frame, China

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