Poem
Artist
Wen Zhengming
(Chinese, 1470 - 1559)
Date1470-1559
DynastyMing dynasty (1368-1644)
MaterialsInk on gold-flecked paper
DimensionsH. 7 1/2 in x W. 20 1/2 in, H. 19.1 cm x W. 52.2 cm (image); H. 13 in x W. 23 3/4 in, H. 33 cm x W. 60.3 cm (overall)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie Bissinger
Object numberB79D23
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view明代文徵明書瞴粷疠春疗文扇梞港箋紙墨綎
In Suzhou and other cities, elegant folding fans with calligraphy on one side and paintings on the other were given by one member of the wealthy educated elite to another. In this work on gold-surfaced paper Wen Zhengming describes some of the special joys of the days at the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
