Folding Fan
29-137-1
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-137-1 |
| Current Location | On Loan |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Date Made | 19th Century - 1912 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Ivory |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Human Figures | Houses | Boats | Foliage | Flowers |
| Description | Ivory folding fan. Elaborate all-over design including human figures, houses, boats, foliage. Each spoke is a separate unit. End spoked with human figures on balconies and under flowering trees, with a floral register below, all carved in the round. |
| Length | 23.6 cm |
| Width | 37.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from S. Krauss, 1912 |
| Other Number | 17-1969-2 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number |
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