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Brisé fan: O.46-1985

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Current Location: Gallery 34 (Fan Gallery)

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Brisé fan, decorated, obverse: with pine, prunus, bamboo, long tailed tortoise and cranes; reverse: with butterflies, swallows and clouds. 38 segments: probably Hi wood, painted in ink, polychrome opaque watercolours and gold, with vermillion silk knotted cords and crimson tassels, bound with yellow.

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: 37.3 cm
Width: 6.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
After 1801 - Before 1900

School or Style

Brisé Fan of court type (hiogi).

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Segments composed of Hi wood ( probably) gold paint watercolours ink
Cord+tassels composed of silk

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Identification numbers

Accession number: O.46-1985
Primary reference Number: 118494
Old object number: 439

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

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

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