Circular fan

Circular brisé fan with carved and pierced ivory sticks, white and dark and light blue silk connecting ribbon. Central area filled with many figures employed at various tasks, decorative motif below shoulders, floral motif at heads above ribbon. Design of bats on guards, heads of guards extended to form handle with ring at top to hold fan open. Condition: ribbon splitting, one guard repaired with steel plates on back, one blade reapaired with part of blade from another fan on back.

Provenance

Oldham Collection; Gift from Esther Oldham to the MFA, June 9, 1976

Credit Line

Oldham Collection

Circular fan

  • Chinese for export, 1790
China
Dimensions
16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Medium or Technique
Ivory
Classification
Costumes
Accession Number
1976.396
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