Maker: Unknown
Sticks: mottled whole bamboo, with white glass finial. Ribs: very thin cane. Face: silk, torn, painted in ink and translucent watercolours; the edge is lacquered in black. Decorated with a scene of conflict between mountain dwelling Buddhist Guardian figures and water spirits, with two human figures standing by the shore near an arch inscribed 'Jinshan' (Gold Mountain). The water spirits bearing a pennant inscrobed: 'Baiyunxian(?) (White Cloud spirit?).
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Width: 31 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century
After
1801
-
Before
1900
Face
composed of
watercolours
woven
ink
Stick
composed of
bamboo
glass
Ribs
composed of
cane
Guards
Height 44.4 cm
Accession number: O.35-1985
Primary reference Number: 118445
Old object number: 476
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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