Fan, China, 1750-1800
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1750-1800
Fan, China, 1750-1800 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1750-1800. The museum's brief description reads: Folding fan, ink and watercolours on paper, mother-of-pearl, China, Qing dynasty, 1750-1800.
Museum description: Folding fan with painted figures in a landscape on paper, and carved mother-of-pearl sticks. The museum record gives material recorded as ink, watercolour (paint), paper, mother of pearl; measurements Length 27.6 cm; place associated: China. 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- ink, watercolour (paint), paper, mother of pearl
- Dimensions
- Length 27.6 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Ink and watercolours on paper, carved mother-of-pearl
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Museum object number
- 2188-1876
- Museum system number
- O486567
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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