Screen Fan
92-1-373
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 92-1-373 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese | European |
| Provenience | China |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Ivory | Silk | Thread | Velvet | Feather | Paper |
| Technique | Carved | Stenciled | Sewn |
| Iconography | Men | Basket | Fruit | Tomato? | Flowers | Butterfly | Dragonfly |
| Description | Flat fan. Wooden frame with octagonal silk covering. One side is a painted/stenciled silk scene with 3-D figures. There are four men, one with a bushel of tomatoes (?). Another man is offering a tomato to two other men. The other side of the fan is decorated with feathers. It is divided into four sections, two decorated with feathers depicting flowers, butterflies and dragonflies (on black velvet). The other two are feathers (on black velvet). There is a red tassel at the end of the carved ivory handle. |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1992 |
| Other Number | 115 probable - Drexel Number | 92-1-113 - Found in Collection Number |
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