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Medium

Folding fan; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H. (sticks) 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); W. (open) 20 in. (50.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1951

Classification

Paintings

Department

Asian Art

Culture

China

Rights

Public Domain

About Giuseppe Castiglione

1688–1766Duchy of MilanQing dynasty

He was an Italian painter, architect and Jesuit lay brother, active in Portugal and China. Castiglione is the only Western artist to be included in the Chinese imperial collections. Castiglione entered the Society of Jesus in 1707 and trained in Genoa and Portugal.