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Fan, China, 1850-1870

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1850-1870

Fan, China, 1850-1870 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1850-1870. The museum's brief description reads: Fan, carved and pierced sandalwood, China, 1850-1870 (Qing dynasty).

Museum description: Fan of carved and pierced sandalwood. The museum record gives material recorded as sandalwood; measurements Length 19.4 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
sandalwood
Dimensions
Length 19.4 cm

Technical characteristics

Technique
Carved and pierced sandalwood
Place recorded
China

Identification

Museum object name
Fan
Museum object number
234-1870
Museum system number
O486540

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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