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Scholar Playing a Qin 弹琴折扇

A work made of folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on
gold-flecked paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on
gold-flecked paper.

Date:

1632

Artist:

Cheng Jiasui (Chinese, 1565–1643)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Cheng Jiasui

Title

Scholar Playing a Qin 弹琴折扇

Place

China (Artist's nationality:)

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1632

Medium

Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper

Inscriptions

Inscription and seal (Meng-yang, zi) at upper left

Dimensions

Upper width between top corners: W.: 51 cm (20 1/8 in.); Width between lower corners: W.: 22.3 cm (8 13/16 in.); Rib: H.: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.); Mat size: 40.7 × 63.5 cm (16 × 25 in.)

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Nickerson Endowment Fund

Reference Number

1941.1031

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