< Prev | Back to Results | Viewing object 12 of 10 from Page 1 | Next >
In your search: Category:fans
Maker:
Unknown; maker
Collection:
Messel-Rosse Collection
Category:
fans
Name:
brisé fan
Date:
circa 1760 — circa 1770
Period:
mid to late 18th century
Description:
Ivory brisé fan with pierced, rounded finials, below which the fan is ribboned. The upper sticks feature a large, elongated oblong, bordered by carved leaves and flowers. Within the oblong there is a small, central mongram cartouche flanked by symmetrical designs of carved pagodas, birds, trees and landscape imagery. The lower sticks (gorge) are pierced in a Greek key design.
Production
Place:
China
Production
Place (legacy):
China, maker, country
Chinese, maker, nationality
Dimension(s):
height, guards, 26.5, cm
width
Acquisition:
bought; 1985-01-28; Anne, Countess of Rosse
Provenance:
Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Associated
Person(s):
Messel, Leonard; owner
Anne, Countess of Rosse; owner
Acquisition Credit:
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Documentation:
Irons, Neville John. 1982. Fans of Imperial China.Hong Kong: Keiserrieich Kunst (Hong Kong) Limited
Source Title: The Oriental Art Series 1 (1982) : 160
p. 72-75
Ref: Illustrated examples, pl.9-10, and background history of brisé fans crafted in this style.
Accession:
Object Number: M.94-1985
(Applied Arts)
(record id: 117679; input: 2004-12-07; modified: 2012-09-06)
Permanent
Identifier:
Click image for a full size display