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Title

Scholar's Winter Retreat

Artist

Gai Qi (Kai Ch'i)

Physical Description

A scholar sits in a relaxed posture at his desk looking at cut plum blossoms in a white vase; before him is an empty sheet of paper and ink stone, and by his side an attendant is boiling water for tea. A crane tucks her head and leg to keep herself warm in the cold winter air. The scholar seems to be contemplating a subject to be drawn or written, perhaps related to the flowers.

Artist Life Dates

(1774 - 1829)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1820

Accession Number

1981/2.133

Medium and Support

fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 24.92400

Primary Keywords

crane

fan (costume accessory)

fan-shaped

ink

kettle

plumb blossoms

scholar

table (support furniture)

Title

Fan shaped obidome (obi brooch), inscribed bodai no tame

Artist

Taniguchi Haruki

Physical Description

Metal brooch in the shape of a fan with incised and inlaid decor, including floral designs. "Bodai no tame" is inscribed along with the artist's signature, Taniguchi Haruki, and indecipherable characters.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950-1975

Accession Number

2005/1.369

Medium and Support

metal with incised and inlaid decor

relevance

rank 20.85747

Primary Keywords

brooch

fan-shaped

kimono

obi

Title

Fan-shaped Vase on Domed Foot (piece of lip broken off)

Artist

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Physical Description

This vessel is in the shap of a fan, raised on a mold-blown stem, on a domed foot. The vessel has a raised design on both the fan and foot and is made from orange/pink iridescent glass.

Artist Life Dates

1848-1933

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1896-1900

Accession Number

1972/2.208

Medium and Support

iridescent pink and yellow glass

relevance

rank 20.19851

Primary Keywords

fan-shaped

fans (costume accessories)

glass

vase

vessel

Title

Mountain village among pines and white clouds

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

This fan painting shows a mountain village teeming with activity. The peaceful scene provides a glimpse at daily life, depicting villagers pushing carts of goods and traveling into and out of town, sometimes on horseback. The eye follows this lively village of white buildings and tan roofs as it weaves its way up the mountain slope to what appears to be a royal dwelling or city center capped with emerald green rooftops and enveloped by rolling white clouds.

Object Creation Date

1368-1644

Accession Number

1965/2.59

Medium and Support

fan mounted as hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 19.78186

Primary Keywords

bridges (built works)

fan-shaped

horses

landscape

mountains

trees

villages

Title

The Seven Sages Passing Through a Gate

Artist

Sheng Maojun (Sheng Mao-chün)

Physical Description

A temple lies in the not-so-distant background of tree and mountains. Travellors weave their way along the path, some on horseback. They have their heads covered--some with cloth and some with hats.

Artist Life Dates

act. 1600-1645

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

early 17th century

Accession Number

1990/2.1

Medium and Support

fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 18.21684

Primary Keywords

fan-shaped

fans

fans (costume accessories)

horses

ink

mountains

temple

traveler

travellers

trees

voyagers

Title

Saga brocade obi with woven designs of poetry-inscribed fans

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Light mauve silk with appliqued Saga brocade patches of gold fans with calligraphic poetry on them. The calligraphy has been brushed on paper with gold flecks (sunago). which is the weft of the Saga brocade; brown silk thread is the warp. Partially backed with a different silk, a taupe with deliberately knotted weft; reamainder backed with plain-weave taupe silk.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.335

Medium and Support

silk with appliquéd Saga brocade patches

relevance

rank 11.07902

Primary Keywords

fan (costume accessory)

kimono

obi

Title

Black haori with scattered fan designs in yûzen (paste-resist painting), surihaku (metallic foil appliqué), embroidery, and appliquéd Saga brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black plain weave silk with hand painted, embroidered, and appliquéd designs. Lining with hand-painted peaches, melons and other fruits on white silk with bokashi dye toward pink at sleeve ends and lower edge of back. Single crest on the back of paired oak leaves (kashiwa) embroidered in brown and gold thread

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.349

Medium and Support

black silk with hand painted and appliquéd designs

relevance

rank 10.95983

Primary Keywords

appliquè

brocade

fan (costume accessory)

kimono

Title

Hirado Ware Mizusashi blue-and-white water covered jar with design of Chinese sages

Artist

Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan

Physical Description

This white porcelain jar has the design of six Chinese sages and an attendant boy with blue underglaze in delicate brushwork. One sage is reading a book, while another is listening. The attendant boy is standing next to the sage with a book. Other four sages are looking at a long hand scroll. Some sages hold staffs on their hands. One sage has a string instrument. The jar has a broad shoulder and an inverted mouth, where the lid is placed. The knob of the lid is in a shape of a reclining boy (unpainted), surrounded by books, hanging scrolls, a cane, and a fan, which are painted with blue underglaze. It also has a shallow foot.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2006/2.51A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 10.29531

Primary Keywords

books

boy

fan (costume accessory)

literati (painters)

scroll paintings

staff (walking stick)