Major Hoi Fan

NamePainting

Artist Zhao Rong Fang

CultureRed Yao

DateMay 10, 1899

Place madeGuangxi Province, China, East Asia, Asia

MediumMulberry paper, natural pigment, fiber cord, bamboo

Dimensions46 9/16 × 17 5/16 in. (118.2 × 43.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2014.53.3

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberFA.2014.53.3

DescriptionThere are two rows of rectangles on the top left of the painting and two rows at the bottom. At the top right is a man with a red under garment standing and a dragon looking upwards beneath the man. In the rectangles at the top left, two people are in the top row and in the bottom rectangle are four people and white cross marks. In two bottom rows beneath the man and the dragon are six people in the top row and five in the bottom row. Spiral motifs along the borders and three sprial elements at the top.