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Screen fan: O.10-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: uncertain

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Description

Screen fan, Ukiyo-e school, artist's signature and seal un-deciphered, censor seal for 1861; publisher's trade mark of Iseya/Soemon (daieido) of Horie-cho (on both sides). Obverse, decorated with chidori over waves at sunset; reverse: with fishing net and ? eel. Handle: soft wood. Ribs: bamboo. Face: colour prints from woodblocks; obverse in red, blue, black and grey with padded gauffrage; reverse in blue.

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)

Legal notes

Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Length: 32.3 cm
Width: 24.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

Dating

19th Century, Mid#
Production date: circa AD 1861

School or Style

Ukiyo-e school

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Ribs composed of bamboo
Face composed of paint
Handle composed of softwood

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Identification numbers

Accession number: O.10-1985
Primary reference Number: 118463
Old object number: 424
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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