Fans and clouds over rocks and water
early 17th century
- Medium
- Ink, color, gold, and silver on paper
- Dimensions
- 171.2 × 382.2 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-125508
Fans decorated with painting and calligraphy are mounted on this painted screen to create the illusion that they are scattered across a silver river. The silver has darkened over time to a nearly black tone. Screens of this type were inspired by the story of a prince and his retinue crossing a bridge in Kyoto. When the prince tossed his fan into the river, the sight was so beautiful that his comp…
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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