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Fan

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
China (made)

Paper fan and case. The fan face made of paper painted with human figures in landscape scene, mounted on lacquered sticks.

Object details

Categories
Accessories
Fans
Object type
Fan
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Fan
  • Fan Case
Materials and techniques
Painted paper, lacquer
Paper
Lacquer
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Folding fan and fan case, painted paper fan face with lacquered sticks, China, 19th century
Physical description
Paper fan and case. The fan face made of paper painted with human figures in landscape scene, mounted on lacquered sticks.
Dimensions
  • T.174 1915 length: 20.3cm (of guards) (Note: converted from T&F department register)
  • T.174 1915 width: 27.6cm (when open) (Note: converted from T&F department register)
  • T.174 a 1915 length: 29.8cm (Note: converted from T&F department register)
  • T.174 a 1915 width: 5.1cm (Note: converted from T&F department register)
Credit line
Given by Miss L Preston
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
T.174&A-1915

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O457685/fan-unknown/
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