Fan
1730-70 (made)
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| Place of origin |
During the 17th and 18th century many fans were produced in China for the European market. This influx of new designs was digested and transformed by European artists. The intricately carved and pierced sticks on this fan depict figures in European dress. The fan leaf, painted in watercolour, is probably a European copy of a Chinese design and shows Chinese figures in a landscape setting. One of the women depicted is holding a folded paper fan decorated with pink flowers echoing the simple floral design that is painted on the reverse of this fan.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted paper and pierced and carved ivory |
| Brief description | Fan, paper painted in watercolour with fan sticks and guards of pierced and carved ivory, Britain or France, 1700s; chinoiserie |
| Physical description | Folding fan. The fan leaf is made of paper painted with watercolour. A chinoiserie landscape and figures are depicted on the obverse and a small floral motif on the reverse. The fan sticks and guards are pierced and carved ivory. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Emily Beauclerk |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | During the 17th and 18th century many fans were produced in China for the European market. This influx of new designs was digested and transformed by European artists. The intricately carved and pierced sticks on this fan depict figures in European dress. The fan leaf, painted in watercolour, is probably a European copy of a Chinese design and shows Chinese figures in a landscape setting. One of the women depicted is holding a folded paper fan decorated with pink flowers echoing the simple floral design that is painted on the reverse of this fan. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.138-1920 |
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| Record created | July 24, 2006 |
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