Folding fan: O.49-1985

Current Location: Gallery 34 (Fan Gallery)

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Folding fan
Ogi

Categories

Fans

Description

Folding fan, decorated with solar disk, the guards with Mon bearing antlers. Sticks and guards; bamboo, black lacquered, the guards with gold hiramaki-e. Face: heavy paper, painted with red lacquer and gold; with cord and tassel.

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)

Legal notes

Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Length: 33.2 cm
Width: 10 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

Dating

19th Century
After 1801 - Before 1900

Note

The mon, a family crest, may be that of the Kondo family. Possibly a gunsen (war fan), used to signal in battle, although these usually had iron guards.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Sticks+guards composed of bamboo ( probably)
Face composed of paint ( red lacquer and gold) paper
Cord+tassel

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.49-1985
Primary reference Number: 118503
Old object number: 447
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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