Brisé Fan
1800s
Maker Unknown
Decorative Art and Design
Brisé Fan, 1800s. China, 19th century. Carved and pierced ivory sticks with three painted medallions in European style, held together by a white silk ribbon and an iron pin at the pivot point; radius: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); spread: 40.5 cm (15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.366
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ivory
- Formatted Medium
- carved and pierced ivory sticks with three painted medallions in European style, held together by a white silk ribbon and an iron pin at the pivot point
- Medium
- carved, pierced, ivory, sticks, painted, medallions, european, style, held, together, white, silk, ribbon, iron, pin, pivot, point
- Dimensions
- Radius: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); Spread: 40.5 cm (15 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1916.366
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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