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Maker: Unknown
Decorated with quail and orchid, the reverse with a colophon. Stick: plain bamboo. Rim: brocade covered. Face: painted in translucent watercolours and inscribed in Chinese ink on silk; reverse: inscribed in Chinese ink on gold spattered silk. Inscribed with a dedication to Shunweng laoshou daren, date: gengchen (i.e. either 1820 or 1760) and signed un-deciphered.
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: 26.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
After
1770
-
Before
1830
Face
composed of
watercolours
Chinese ink
Stick
composed of
bamboo
Guards
Height 39.5 cm
Accession number: O.64-1985
Primary reference Number: 118453
Old object number: 422
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Screen fan" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118453 Accessed: 2024-12-22 12:57:52
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|title=Screen fan
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 12:57:52|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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