Fan, ca. 1869
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1869
Brisé fan and case. Fan of painted goose feathers and down and with ivory sticks and guards, carved and pierced. With a carved sandalwood box. The feathers are painted on both sides with roses and other flowers, birds and butterflies and a beetle. The openwork pattern of the sticks consists of a landscape with boats, buildings, trees and figures, and the guards are deeply carved with roses and leaves.
The looped handle is of chased silver with facetted paste studs and from it depends a long white silk tassel and a carved ivory fruit ornament. The box is carved on the lid with three shaped counters – sunk panels of figures and buildings, and it is lined with inside with blue silk painted with flowers and birds. Edged with fine filmy feathers.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 36.5 cm; Width: 58 cm; Length: 23 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Painted goose feathers and down, ivory; carved sandalwood box
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O457686
- Museum object number
- T.50&A-1911
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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