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"Mandarin" fan
Folding fan
"Mandarin" fan
Chinese for export
Qing Dynasty
1825–45
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave; paper; paint; ivory; silver; lacquer
Dimensions
Overall: 28cm (11in.)
Other (open maximum): 52cm (20 1/2in.)
Other (open maximum): 52cm (20 1/2in.)
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.408
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
Description"Mandarin" fan. Painted white silk and paper leaf in shades of blue. Applied ivory faces and silk robes. The obverse side has painted court scenes and an elaborate decorative border. The reverse depicts three court scenes, six smaller decorative vignettes surrounded by birds and fruit. Carved and pierced ivory sticks with figures and floral motifs. Guards are carved ivory and have four figures, one seated under a tree with three other men standing nearby surrounded by weeping willows, peonies and roses. Stylized silver ring and rivet.
Black lacquer box with gold flowers and a silk lining.
Black lacquer box with gold flowers and a silk lining.
ProvenanceOldham Collection; Gift from Esther Oldham to the MFA, June 9, 1976