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A standing lady holding a fan: PD.40-1947

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A standing lady holding a fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Full length portrait of a lady, painted on silk, which is now a dull brown colour. She stands with her body curving slightly to the right, and is holding a fan with her right hand. She is wearing a white robe with red lining, embroidered black. She has a red flower in her high piled hair. There is a curtain in the right background

Legal notes

Given by Louis Colville Grey Clarke

Measurements and weight

Height: 1740 mm
Width: 790 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1947) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

School or Style

Early Ming Chinese

Materials used in production

Silk

Techniques used in production

Painting

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.40-1947
Primary reference Number: 126474
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 6 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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