Chinese fans : the untold story /
"In China, a fan has traditionally been both a practical object and an artistic work that expresses the owner's learning or personality. The high-end craftsmanship of Chinese fans, encompassing poetry, calligraphy and painting, has long captivated the West. This sumptuous book, newly trans...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from Korean. |
| Published: |
London : Seoul :
Scala Arts & Heritage ; in association with Eurus Collection,
2023.
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| Summary: | "In China, a fan has traditionally been both a practical object and an artistic work that expresses the owner's learning or personality. The high-end craftsmanship of Chinese fans, encompassing poetry, calligraphy and painting, has long captivated the West. This sumptuous book, newly translated from the original Korean, showcases 71 examples dating from between the late eighteenth and twentieth centuries. It follows on from the popular volume on European Fans, and the fine objects featured in Chinese Fans are again drawn from the renowned Eurus Collection in South Korea"-- |
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| Item Description: | "First published in Korean in 2021 by Eurus Collection" -- colophon. |
| Physical Description: | 268 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781785515255 178551525X |