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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
brisé fan |
Description | Wood sticks and guards lacquered black, and decorated in red and two shades of gold lacquer (19+2). Red silk ribbon. Metal rivet. Front and Reverse: In a fan-shaped panel, Chinese figures on a diapered background surrounded by a scrolled frame. On the head, scrolls on a diapered background. Above the ribbon arched panels containing single figures of men and women in interior settings. In the centre of each side there is a plain black oval panel. Guards: On the fronts a floral design in gold and red on a diapered ground; on the back a different floral design in gold on a diapered ground. |
Production Notes | Chinese for European market |
Production Place | Canton (maker) (place) China (maker) (country) Chinese (maker) (nationality) |
Technique Description | Wood sticks and guards lacquered black, and decorated in red and two shades of gold lacquer (19+2). Red silk ribbon. Metal rivet. |
Dimensions |
length: (guards): 19.8
cm |
Period | 2nd quarter 19th century |
Date | circa 1820 to 1840 |
Provenance | bought: Anne, Countess of Rosse 1985-01-28 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection) Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum |
Other Notes | |
Accession Number | M.378-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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