Poem
dated 1925
Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper
Dimensions
7 x 19 3/8 in. (17.8 x 49.2 cm)
Classification
Calligraphy
Culture
China
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1995
Accession Number
1995.289.22
Art Historical Context
**Poem by Lu Lunji (1925)** This delicate artwork, *Poem*, is a example of Chinese calligraphy inscribed by Lu Lunji in 1925. Originally folding fan, it has been elegantly remounted as an album leaf, measuring 7 x 19⅜ inches (17.8 x 49.2 cm). Crafted with ink on paper it exemplifies the refined tradition of literati art, where scholars and artists expressed poetry through fluid brushwork. Fans like this were prized personal objects, often customized with inscriptions for gifts or admiration during social gatherings. Created during China's Republican era—a time of cultural transition followin...