Fan of water colour on vellum with mother-of-pearl sticks, ivory guards, 1770-1790, probably French; chinoiserie and rustic European scenes
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1770-1790
Fan of watercolour on vellum, with silver and silver-gilt mother-of-pearl sticks, silver and silver-gilt ivory guards. One side of the fan is painted with a chinoiserie scene of 4 men with stylized mountains and a tree, and a European rustic scene with figures in a landscape.
Both are surrounded by designs probably inspired by Chinese export painted ceramics. The other side of the fan is painted in a European rustic scene with a figures of a man and a woman, a dog and rabbit. It was likely inspired by Chinese paintings of landscapes, as it includes an interpretation of their craggy rocks, or possibly fans made in Guangdong for the export market.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length 25.2 cm guard approx; Width 48.6 cm overall when open approx; Depth 3.0 cm when closed approx
- Materials and techniques
- Ivory, mother-of-pearl, vellum, watercolour, gold, silver; hand-carved, painted
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O1745360
- Museum object number
- T.26-2023
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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