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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
folding fan |
School/Style | |
Description | Folding paper leaf fan of assymetrical design. The front leaf is decorated with a floral spray and butterflies,painted in red on brown silk(?) leaf; the reverse leaf design is an assymetrical copy of this design, outlined in red. The sticks and guards (18+2) are of brown lacquer, decorated in painted gold with chinese garden scenes, bordered with flowers and leaves. Brass alloy (?) rivet with two, brown silk tassels. |
Production Notes | Cantonese, for the export market. |
Production Place | Canton (maker) (place) China (maker) (country) Chinese (maker) (nationality) |
Dimensions |
height: (guards): 41.0
cm |
Period | 3rd quarter 19th Century |
Date | circa 1860 |
Provenance | bought: Anne, Countess of Rosse 1985-01-28 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection) Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-92)Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum |
Documentation |
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Other Notes | |
Accession Number | M.411-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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