Folding Fan
Brise
21796
From: China | Canton
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 21796 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China | Canton |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Paint | Feather | Bone |
Technique | Painted |
Iconography | Palm Tree |
Description | Feather fan. Fretted bone sticks with swan feather attached. The tip of each feather is replaced by the tip of a peacock feather. In the center is a painted design showing two Chinese men under a palm tree. At either side is a floral design. |
Credit Line | Gift of Simon Flenner, 1900 |
Other Number | 117 - Drexel Number |
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