Silk fan beauty

Author: Bao Mingxin
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This is a book that combines antiques with modernity. The folding fan is an artistic and craftwork with a long history in China, always closely associated with beautiful women in a metaphorical sense. This book discusses both the folding fan and the beautiful women linked to it—whether the ladies depicted on the fan or the women in life, poetry, prose, and paintings who hold the fans. In the section on the folding fan, apart from some historical research, it still covers aspects such as the calligraphy and painting on the fan, as well as the frame, handle, decorative elements, and cases. It also focuses on the aesthetic value, cultural value, and market value of the fan. Thus, at first glance, the book may seem somewhat like the flood of books on appreciation and collection on the market. When we delve into the chapters related to women of different dynasties, the content becomes even more diverse, unconventional, and free-spirited.