Fan
Early 19th century (made)
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Fan of watercolour painted paper, with applied rice-paper, straw splints and pieces of ribbed silk. The front shows two Chinese figures (a woman and a boy?) in a landscape, one is seated between two trees and holds a pheasant perched on the figure's left arm. there are two vases of flowers near the figure, and in the background is a stretch of water. The other figure is to the right, carrying a yoke with baskets hanging from it and another pheasant sitting on the yoke. The heads of the figures are applied, with painted features. Vases, baskets and the figures' garments are made up of different coloured ribbed silk. The tree-trunks are made of applied lengths of straw splints, varnished and painted to resemble bark. The pattern on the back of the leaf consists of flowering trees and plants growing beside a stream. The folds at the back have been reinforced with paper glued on.
Chinoiserie. The fan has mother-of-pearl studs.
Ivory sticks and guards are carved with figures of animals and birds, latticework, and floral stems, some of the last growing from vases. One of the guards has been mended.
Chinoiserie. The fan has mother-of-pearl studs.
Ivory sticks and guards are carved with figures of animals and birds, latticework, and floral stems, some of the last growing from vases. One of the guards has been mended.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Watercolour painted paper fan with applied rice-paper, straw splints and ribbed silk, and ivory sticks |
Brief description | Fan, the leaf Chinese, of paper painted in watercolour with applied rice-paper, silk and straw, and ivory sticks with mother of pearl studs, France or England, 1800-1850 |
Physical description | Fan of watercolour painted paper, with applied rice-paper, straw splints and pieces of ribbed silk. The front shows two Chinese figures (a woman and a boy?) in a landscape, one is seated between two trees and holds a pheasant perched on the figure's left arm. there are two vases of flowers near the figure, and in the background is a stretch of water. The other figure is to the right, carrying a yoke with baskets hanging from it and another pheasant sitting on the yoke. The heads of the figures are applied, with painted features. Vases, baskets and the figures' garments are made up of different coloured ribbed silk. The tree-trunks are made of applied lengths of straw splints, varnished and painted to resemble bark. The pattern on the back of the leaf consists of flowering trees and plants growing beside a stream. The folds at the back have been reinforced with paper glued on. Chinoiserie. The fan has mother-of-pearl studs. Ivory sticks and guards are carved with figures of animals and birds, latticework, and floral stems, some of the last growing from vases. One of the guards has been mended. |
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Production | The fan leaf is Chinese, sticks and guards are probably English or French. Chinoiserie. |
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Accession number | T.139-1920 |
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Record created | November 8, 2002 |
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