The image depicts a fan-shaped artwork titled "Apricot" by Wu Xizai. The artwork features a beige fan with a curved top and straight bottom edge. The fan has a black ink painting of a flowering tree branch with blossoms on the left side and sparse leaves on the right, extending from the left to the right side. Two small red stamps are visible, one near the top right corner and one near the bottom right corner. Black Chinese calligraphy is written in the top right corner. The background of the image is plain white.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 19th century
- Medium:
- Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
- Culture:
- China
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 362 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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