Maker: Unknown
Black lacquered wooden brisé fan. Front and reverse sticks (19+2) show painted Chinese genre scenes. Stick phinials are decorated with gold lacquer reliefs of alternating animals and floral sprays. The inner guards are also detailed in gold relief, with chinese dragons; the outer guards decorated with painted dragons of red and gold. Red, silk ribbon. Metal rivet? The lower sticks (gorge) are decorated in gold lacquer.
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-92)
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century, second quarter#
Production date:
circa
AD 1820
Cantonese, for the export market.
Ribbon
composed of
silk
Rivet
composed of
metal
Guards
Height 19.6 cm
Accession number: M.380-1985
Primary reference Number: 117964
Old catalogue number: DR 12/177
Old object number: 313
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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