Brisé fan of bone (?) with pierced and relief-carved sticks, on both sides of which are Chinese figures, houses and plant and floral motifs

Brisé fan of openwork carved bone with copper pivot pin and ditto guard clip, to which a cord with a purple and a green silk tassel is attached. Model: 20 decorated sticks, which are connected to each other by means of a light pink ribbon.

Decoration: the gorge section of the sticks is decorated with an openwork carved pattern of scenes with figures alternating with diaper-work. The decoration of the handle is formed by a rosette and leaf and floral motifs, both alternating with diaper-work. On the guards, three scenes with figures are depicted one above the other in relief, below which are palmettes and rosettes. A green silk cord is tied to the pivot pin, from which hangs a Gordian knot from which a green and a purple tassel hang, both wound with gold thread.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1995-21; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal), bone (material), silk; technique cutting, drawn thread work; measurements length 26 cm x span 46 cm. 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.