Fan with goldfish
Liu Zhaojun is a contemporary female artist, born in Shanghai, but now working in Hong Kong as a professional art teacher. In her seal on this fan she has named herself Yuan, which shows her admiration for the 20th-century master Zhang Daqian (1899-1983). The inscribed characters read ‘the dancing of phoenix’, which compare the elegant movement of goldfish in water to that of phoenix in the sky. In addition to the painting, the fine decoration on the wooden frame is a notable demonstration of skilful craftsmanship.
Details
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Title
Fan with goldfish
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Artist/maker
Liu Zhaojun (born 1944) -
Associated place
China (place of creation) -
Date
2000 - 2007 -
Material and technique
ink on gold-flecked paper; bamboo sticks, with incised decoration
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Object type
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Dimensions
open 30 x 46 x 1.9 cm (height x width x depth)
folded 30.1 x 2 x 2.8 cm max. (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented in honour of the 75th birthday of Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 2007.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA2007.236
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Glossary of terms
phoenix
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