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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
brisé fan |
Description | Sandalwood sticks and guards with arched ends, pierced and carved. Light brown silk ribbon. Rivet set with clear pastes. Front and back: Pierced by longtitudinal striations and carved below the ribbon with a border of dragons, phoenix and animals, below which is a genre scene. The head has horizontal bands of formal motifs. Above the ribbon there are small figure scenes and buildings. Guards: Carved with a dragon with one Chinese below and two above. |
Production Notes | Chinese for European market |
Production Place | China (maker) (country) Chinese (maker) (nationality) |
Technique Description | Sandalwood sticks and guards with arched ends, pierced and carved. Light brown silk ribbon. Rivet set with clear pastes. |
Dimensions |
length: (guards): 19.2
cm |
Date | circa 1820 |
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.382-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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