Chinese brisé fan for the European market
Also known as: Chinesischer Briséfächer für den europäischen Markt
Record status
Individual type · partial
Chinese brisé fan for the European market is held by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe. Museum description: The leaf-shaped fan made of openwork carved bone is a so-called "brisé fan". Its rounded sticks are held together in the upper third by a blue silk ribbon. When opened, motifs such as birds and floral tendrils unfold in the midst of a garden. In the centre appears the ligated monogram "KL". The folding fan consists of several sticks in the shape of very long wedges that can be laid upon one another. A pin is guided through a hole in the lower end, holding the sticks together. The upper ends are held together by a ribbon. This makes it possible to fold the fan to save space. Brisé fans made of wood, ivory, tortoiseshell or horn are found especially in the early 19th century. The present fan follows European taste and was presumably produced as early export ware for Europe These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Identification
- Europeana id
- /1236/item_DCXGIUHO2J2KCDFAIFJLCC2FGNZU5ZC4
- Museum object name
- Chinesischer Briséfächer für den europäischen Markt
- Holding institution
- Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe
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