Five Figures
Maker: Unknown
Folding fan depicting five figures in a Japanese setting.
The paper leaves hand coloured wood cuts on plain wooden sticks and guards.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 351
Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government
19th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1890
This decoration of this fan is appropriate for the export market since it shows Japanese women wearing kimonos, their traditional dress. There are relatively few Japanese fans in the Lennox-Boyd collection. At some stage in its life, the paper leaf has been damaged and repaired using postage stamps and adhesive tape.
This fan forms part of the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015. The collection of over 600 fans ranges in date from the 18th to the 20th centuries and in type from bejewelled and hand-painted court and wedding fans, to printed mass-produced advertising fans, aide-memoire fans, mourning fans and children’s fans.
Leaf
Accession number: M.199-2015
Primary reference Number: 204764
Sale number: 351
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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