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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
brisé fan |
Description | Brisé fan, decorated, obverse: with flowering prunus and bamboo; reverse with butterflies, swallows and clouds. Pin finial a swallow. 37 segments: probably Hi wood, painted in ink, polychrome opaque watercolours and gold, with royal blue silk knotted cords and crimson tassels, bound with yellow. |
Production Notes | Lady's court fan |
Production Place | Japan (maker) (country) Japanese (maker) (nationality) |
Technique Description | 37 segments: probably Hi wood, painted in ink, polychrome opaque watercolours and gold, with vermillion silk knotted cords and crimson tassels, bound with yellow. |
Dimensions |
length: (whole): 33.8
cm |
Period | 19th century |
Date | after 1801 to 1900 |
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.47-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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