Maker: Unknown
Folding fan, decorated, guards: with shishi, rocks and peonies. Guards: steel, engraved and inlaid with brass, copper and silver. Sticks: copper and bamboo. Face: plain heavy white paper, one side much yellowed.
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
Length: 30.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century
After
1801
-
Before
1900
The gunsen is a signal fan, used in battle.
Face
composed of
paper
Sticks
composed of
bamboo
copper
Guards
composed of
copper
silver
steel
brass (alloy)
Accession number: O.41-1985
Primary reference Number: 118482
Old object number: 432
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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