Maker: Unknown
Folding fan, decorated with a dragon in clouds on the guards and the face. Guards: iron, engraved, chased and inlaid and overlaid with gold and silver. Sticks: bamboo. Face: obverse, ink and ink-wash on white paper; reverse: tough blue-green paper.
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: 31.6 cm
Width: 12 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
18th Century-19th Century#
After
1701
-
Before
1900
Face
composed of
paper
ink
Guards
composed of
iron
Sticks
composed of
bamboo
Accession number: O.59-1985
Primary reference Number: 118512
Old object number: 428
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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