Folding fan with a Chinese scene

Image attached to M.144-1985

An image of Folding fan of double paper, painted in colours with a Chinese scene. Sticks and guards of pierced and gilt ivory. Length, guards, 29.3 cm. Circa 1700 to circa 1800. Possibly Austrian.

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Folding fan of double paper, painted in colours with a Chinese scene. Sticks and guards of pierced and gilt ivory. Length, guards, 29.3 cm. Circa 1700 to circa 1800. Possibly Austrian.

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Accession Number: M.144-1985
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 618 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 120.06kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1

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18th Century Austrian Chinese Style Chinoiserie European fan fans Fitz_AA floral flowers folding fan gilded gilding gilt ivory Orientalism painted paper pierced scenes

Folding fan with a Chinese scene

Image attached to M.144-1985

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