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Folding fan on a brass frame; ink and color on silk; signed 'Yangzhu Shanren' on one side and 'Li Zhuxi' on the other; inscribed transciption of "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering" on the brass frame

Cast bronze with greenish patina
H. 56.5 x W. 40 x D. 34.4 cm (22 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 13 9/16 in.)
Weight 75 lb.

Zhu Da, better known as Bada Shanren, was born into the Yiyang branch of the Ming imperial family in 1626, in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. His work ineradicably changed the course of the history of Chinese painting more than almost any other artist.…

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