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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
screen fan |
Description | Applied mounts decorated with (in ascending order): 1) lattice pattern, 2) Squirrel on vine, 3) Fan shape with pavilion and pagoda, 4) Scrolling with monster masks, 5) ruyi with scrolling. Pins in the form of prunus flowers. Stick: blond hardwood, with turned ivory. Applied mounts: (1-3) single piece of ivory carved and pierced. 5) Pressed horn. Centre stick: front' including mount (4), ivory, carved with traces of blue pigment; reverse: stripy grained hardwood. Pins: silver (tarnished). Rim: cane, covered in brown ochre fabric. Face: palm leaves, varnished (frayed and broken). Inscribed in ink in Chinese characters on the reverse: San ide er go chi (no. 2 of the three virtues). |
Production Place | China (maker) (country) Chinese (maker) (nationality) |
Technique Description | Stick: blond hardwood, with turned ivory. Applied mounts: (1-3) single piece of ivory carved and pierced. 5) Pressed horn. Centre stick: front' including mount (4), ivory, carved with traces of blue pigment; reverse: stripy grained hardwood. Pins: silver (tarnished). Rim: cane, covered in brown ochre fabric. Face: palm leaves, varnished (frayed and broken). Inscribed in ink in Chinese characters on the reverse: San ide er go chi (no. 2 of the three virtues). |
Dimensions |
height: (guards): 48.9
cm |
Period | early 19th Century |
Date | after 1801 to 1830 |
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 | O.27-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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