Winter Journey in the North, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, 7 1/2 x 1

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Winter Journey in the North, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, 7 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. ( x cm), Calligraphy, Zhu Yunming (Chinese, 1461–1527), Even Zhu Yunming, one of the most versatile calligraphers of the Ming dynasty, found the shape and structure of the folding fan a challenge. He described writing on it 'like asking a dancing girl to demonstrate her technique on a pile of broken bricks and tiles

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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