Description
The lily nourishes the butterfly, just as mothers nourish sons. Perhaps this fan was given by Yun Bing to a friend hoping for the birth of a male child. She cut out and pasted down everything you see-including the calligraphy and the seals.
Provenance
Cheng York-lam, prior to 1986 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Christie's, New York, June 3, 1987, no. 48; Walters Art Museum, 1987, by purchase.
Inscriptions
[Signature] LanLing Nushi Yun Bing; [Seal] Two seals of the artist; [Date]
Credit
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ambassador and Mrs. William J. Sebald Fund, 1987
