Maker: Unknown
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.
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: 33.2 cm
Width: 10 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century
After
1801
-
Before
1900
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.
Sticks+guards
composed of
bamboo
( probably)
Face
composed of
paint
( red lacquer and gold)
paper
Cord+tassel
Accession number: O.49-1985
Primary reference Number: 118503
Old object number: 447
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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