Album, fan-painting (BM 1982,0701,0.17 09)
Summary
Album of 9 fan paintings:
Fan 1: Traveller viewing distant landscape. Signed and sealed.
Fan 2: Courtesan under snow-covered umbrella. With poem. Signed, sealed and inscribed.
Fan 3: Six Immortals of Poetry. With poem. Signed, sealed and inscribed.
Fan 4: Geisha seated on balcony overlooking Sumida River. Signed, sealed and inscribed.
Fan 5: Ferry bat on Sumida River. With poem. Signed, sealed and inscribed.
Fan 6: Sea bream and squid. Signed and sealed.
Fan 7: Courtesan with young attendant. With poem. Inscribed, signed and sealed.
Fan 8: Blind man feeling elephant. Signed and sealed.
Fan 9: Zen priest's flying whisk. With poem. Signed and inscribed.
Ink and colour on mica-covered paper.
Date
1843
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
Public Domain