Maker: Unknown
Double leaf of paper with four sides, painted in water-colours and gilt. Gold binding on upper edge. Sticks and guards of red lacquer decorated in gold (15+2), the latter strengthened at the head with ivory and tortoiseshell. Rivet with mother-of-pearl washers. Front l. A chinoiserie scene comprising two Chinamen seated at a table, one holding a cup and a bottle, the other a fan,
attended by a servant bringing cups and saucers on a tray. On each side of the group there is a flowering tree and a smaller gold tree between the servant and the seated man with a fan. Back l. A parasol, a fan and a plant in a long-necked vases. Front 2. Three European vignettes: on the left a lady, perhaps a shepherdess, seated between to bushes; in the centre, a boy picks a gentleman's pocket while he caresses a lady seated beside a tree; on the right, a youth, perhaps a shepherd between bushes. Border of gold C-scrolls and foliage on left, top and right sides. Back 2. As Back 1. Sticks and Guards: Painted in gold with rocks, a pavilion and trees in oriental style.
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
18th Century, Late
Circa
1770
CE
-
Circa
1790
CE
Four scenes fans open in two directions, and have two obverses and two reverses. The leading guard of this fan is on the left instead of the right, an indication that the fan is showing its second front. The other obverse is decorated with a Chinoiserie scene, and both reverses have the same motifs: a parasol, a fan, and a vase.
Leaf
composed of
paper
gilt
gouache
Guards
composed of
tortoise shell
ivory
Length 29.5 cm
Lacquer
composed of
red
Sticks+guards
Accession number: M.138-1985
Primary reference Number: 117723
Old catalogue number: DR 11/164
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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