Brisé fan, c. 1800 - c. 1825
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1800 - c. 1825
Tortoiseshell brisé fan, pierced and carved in relief with a Chinese mountain and rock landscape, temples, and houses. The reverse of the fan is not in relief, but smooth.
Along the outer edge of the sticks are squares containing a flower. Brisé fan of 23 connected sticks, with a central oval medallion with flowering branches. Around the naturalistic depiction are borders with garlands and quatrefoils. Handle section with rounded shoulder. Metal pivot pin with tortoiseshell disc. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1960-56-A; its record gives material recorded as tortoise shell, metal; technique cutting.
Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- tortoise shell, metal
- Technique
- cutting
- Dimensions museum
- span 35.5 cm x length 23 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Brisé-waaier
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1960-56-A
- Museum classification
- fan · brisé fan
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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