Tawaraya Sotatsu, Screen with Scattered Fans 扇面散図屛風
Gift of Charles Lang Freer · National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Tawaraya Sotatsu

Screen with Scattered Fans 扇面散図屛風

early 17th century

Current Collection

National Museum of Asian Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
Color, gold, and silver over gold on paper
Dimensions
154.5 × 362 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-124126

After fans were painted, they were usually mounted to framework made of wood or bamboo that the owner could fold compactly when the fan was not in use. Occasionally, fans were pasted to folding screens such as this one. Here the fan framework is painted on the gold leaf to resemble bamboo or lacquered wood.

Provenance

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Registry history

  • early 17th century — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art

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