A Vignette of Life on the Frontier

Jiao Bingzhen

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a fan with a painting on it. The fan is open and facing upwards. The fan's paper section is cream-colored and has a painting on it. The painting features a man on the left and a horse on the right. The man is wearing a blue top, white pants, and a conical hat. He is holding a long stick with a curved end in his right hand and waving his left hand. The horse is black with a white muzzle and white legs. The background of the painting includes trees and grass. There are red seals or stamps on the fan, one on the top left and one on the top right. The fan's ribs are dark brown, and there is a small ball at the bottom of the handle. The background behind the fan is gray.