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Folding Fan

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1750-1759

GUSN

GUSN-47247

Description

Bone or ivory sticks, carved and pierced and painted with figures and landscape scenes; paper leaf, painted with landscape scene of pagoda with mounts, water and ships; reverse is painted with sprays of pink and blue flowers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
bone (material)
carving (processes)
painting (coating)
piercing
Fan, Hand
Fan, Hand

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1965.222

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