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Chinoiserie scene: M.193-2015

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Chinoiserie scene

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

Chinoiserie folding fan. Depicting a Chinese couple by a tree, while a Chinese woman stands looking on holding a fan.
Reduced paper leaf with hand coloured etching on plain ivory sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 343

Legal notes

Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1750

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of ivory

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.193-2015
Primary reference Number: 204758
Sale number: 343

Audit data

Created: Monday 27 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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