Attributed to Fu Baoshi, Landscape and Figures folding fan
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1904-1965
This folding fan is attributed to the Chinese artist Fu Baoshi (1904-1965). The fan is constructed with bamboo ribs and features a paper leaf decorated with ink and color painting.
The obverse depicts a traditional landscape scene containing figures, specifically two scholars conversing by a river, surrounded by trees and birds. The composition includes an inscription and a seal mark. The reverse side of the fan leaf is blank. The object measures approximately 53 by 30 cm (20.87 by 11.81 inches). The work exhibits age-related wear to the paper, which is characteristic of pieces of this nature. This type of fan combines practical utility with scholarly artistic expression, serving as a canvas for traditional Chinese brushwork.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Ink and color on paper, bamboo
- Dimensions
- 53 x 30 cm (20.87 x 11.81 in)
Design
- Obverse
- Two scholars conversing beside a river with trees and birds
- Reverse
- Blank
- Inscriptions
- Includes an inscription and a seal
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Fu Baoshi
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.