Carved fan with plum-blossom painting

Bamboo carving by Jin Xiya Chinese
 Painting and calligraphy by Yuan Tanshu Chinese

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Jin Xiya was the most accomplished bamboo carver in modern China. Bamboo’s pliability makes it an ideal surface for reproducing the subtlety of brush and ink via carving, and for this reason the practice was seen as a companion to painting and an elegant pastime for a scholar-artist. This fan and the wrist rests in this case reveal both the expressive potential of the medium and Jin’s unique vision.

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

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