明 佚名 倣邵彌 倣文徵明山水 扇頁|Landscape After Wen Zhengming
dated 1640
Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold-flecked paper
Dimensions
6 1/2 × 18 3/4 in. (16.5 × 47.6 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.100.87
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite folding fan, mounted as an album leaf and dated 1640, captures a serene landscape by Shao Mi during the waning years of China's Ming dynasty (13681644). Crafted with ink and color luxurious gold-flecked papermeasuring 6½ × 18¾ inches), it exemplifies the intimate, portable art form popular among literati scholars. Fans like this were not just functional but cherished possessions, often exchanged as gifts or savored in private contemplation. Shao Mi a master imitator of earlier masters, here channels the style of Wen Zhengming (1470–1559), the revered Wu school painter whose ele...