Maker: Unknown
Folding fan, decorated, obverse with large area of gold divided from red by zigzag; reverse: the converse; the guards each with mon. Guards: bamboo, clear lacquered, painted in gold hiramaki-e. Sticks: bamboo. Face: heavy paper, gilt and painted with red lacquer.
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); 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
Length: 28.8 cm
Width: 11 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century
After
1801
-
Before
1900
Gunsen (war fan)
Face
composed of
lacquer
( red)
paper
gilt
Sticks+guards
composed of
bamboo
Guards
Accession number: O.52-1985
Primary reference Number: 118506
Old object number: 450
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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