Maker: Unknown
Folding fan, decorated, obverse with three figures in Heian period costume on verandas overlooking a garden with wisteria; reverse: with a spray of flowers. Guards and sticks: bamboo. Face: paper, painted, obverse: in ink and polychrome opaque watercolours with gold; reverse: in ink and gold wash on mica dressing. The fan illustrates an episode from the Genji Monogatari.
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: 31.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century
After
1801
-
Before
1900
Face
composed of
paper
watercolours
mica
ink
Guards+sticks
composed of
bamboo
Accession number: O.45-1985
Primary reference Number: 118486
Old object number: 437
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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