Maker(s) &
Production:
uncertain, production, Canton, probably Cantonese
Collection:
Messel-Rosse Collection
Category:
fans
Name(s):
brisé fan
box fragment
Date:
circa 1820 — circa 1830
Period:
early 19th Century
Description:
Brisé fan, pierced ivory sticks and carved ivory guards (19+2) mounted with white goose feathers tipped with marabou, and painted in polychrome body colour: shades of green, blue, purple, shades of pink, shades of brown, grey and black. Gilt-metal carrying loop ornamented with a red silk knot attached by a pale green silk cord. The sticks and guards are decorated with figures, buildings and plants. The front of the feather mount is decorated with two quail standing on either side of a small prunus tree and a rock, flanked by flowering plants and foliage. On the back there is a small arrangement of flowers and foliage in the centre. The fan is accompanied by a fragment from the end of its pasteboard boz covered with pale blue brocade and painted with a floral spray (A).
Technique(s):
piercing; sticks
carving; guards
mounting; guards
painting; guards
weaving; knot+cord
Material(s):
ivory; sticks+guards
feathers; guards; goose+marabou
bodycolour; guards; shades of green, blue, purple, shades of pink, shades of brown, grey and black
silk; knot+cord; red+pale green
Technique
Description:
Brisé fan, pierced ivory sticks and carved ivory guards (19+2) mounted with white goose feathers tipped with marabou, and painted in polychrome body colour: shades of green, blue, purple, shades of pink, shades of brown, grey and black. Gilt-metal carrying loop ornamented with a red silk knot attached by a pale green silk cord.
Dimension(s):
height, guards, 27.5, cm
width, 53, cm
Acquisition:
given; 1994-04-25; Nias, J., Professor
Provenance:
unknown before donor
Acquisition Credit:
Given by Professor J. Nias
Accession:
Object Number: O.1 & A-1994
(Applied Arts)
(record id: 125148; input: 2006-03-02; modified: 2013-04-03)
Permanent
Identifier:
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