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Lilies and Butterflies
(China )
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.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
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.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 5/16 x W: 17 15/16 in. (16 x 45.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ambassador and Mrs. William J. Sebald Fund, 1987
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.141