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Maker/s	Wenjiao Shu qian (painter)
Collection	Messel-Rosse Collection
Category	fans
Name	screen fan
Description	Painted with Wany Wei at ease, holding a feather fan with a gin in a bamboo grove, the reverse with two colophons. Stick and centre stick combined: bamboo, carved and incised. Rim: cane, covered in brocade. Face: silk painted in Chinese ink and translucent watercolours.
Production Place	China (maker) (country) Chinese (maker) (nationality)
Technique Description	Screen fan; painting signed: Jie chen er xiong da ren shu (dedicated to the great man second elder brother by his insignificant servant) Wenjiao Shu Qian xie (painted by Wenjiao Shu qian). Seals: right: Shu and ? Qian; left: Wenjiao. The first colophon dated guimao zhonggin i.e. 8th month guimao year probably = 1843 seals Chen and Shu. Painted with Wany Wei at ease, holding a feather fan with a gin in a bamboo grove, the reverse with two colophons. Stick and centre stick combined: bamboo, carved and incised. Rim: cane, covered in brocade. Face: silk painted in Chinese ink and translucent watercolours.
Dimensions	height: (guards): 40.2 cm width: (whole): 27.9 cm
Period	mid 19th century
Date	circa 1843
Provenance	bought: Anne, Countess of Rosse 1985-01-28 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection) Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992) Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Inscriptions/Marks	signature Position: front Method: painted Content: Jie chen er xiong da ren shu Seals: right: Shu and ? Qian; left: Wenjiao. The first colophon dated guimao zhonggin i.e. 8th month guimao year probably = 1843 seals Chen and Shu. Language: Chinese Translation: dedicated to the great man second elder brother by his insignificant servant, Wenjiao Shu Qian xie. Painted by Wenjiao Shu Qian.
Other Notes
Accession Number	O.21-1985 (Applied Arts) (Reference Number: 118432; Input Date: 2005-02-22 / Last Edit: 2011-07-22)

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