The image shows a fan-shaped artwork titled "Scholar in the Wind" by Ren Xun. The artwork is a traditional-style painting on a cream-colored fan with 17 visible ribs. The painting depicts a man wearing a white robe with a black sash and holding a staff in his left hand. The man has a long white beard and mustache and is standing in front of bare trees. There are two red seals, one on the bottom and one on the right side of the fan. The right side also features black calligraphy. The background of the image is plain and off-white.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1880
- Medium
- Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
- Culture
- China
- Dimensions
- 599 × 295 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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