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Rigid fan (pien mien)
Chinese
Qing Dynasty
Third quarter 19th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Feathers and down; quills
Dimensions
Overall: 31.6cm (12 7/16in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Frances Fowler and Professor Harold North Fowler
Accession Number51.2001
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRound rigid fan with white stiff feathers and tightly curled feathers with softer swans’ down near the handle. Handel is made from woven quills.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Frances Fowler and Professor Harold North Fowler to the MFA, September 13, 1951