Folding Cabriolet Fan with Multiple Scenes of Performers, Landscapes, and Figures in Courtyard Gardens
Cabriolet fans like this one are distinguished by their multiple leaves, divided by arcs of exposed sticks. Set one above the other, they suggest the spoked wheels of "cabriolet" style horse drawn carriages. This fan is a spectacular example of Chinese work made to appeal to the European market: colorful painted scenes, with applied faces of ivory and real silk clothing, contrast with distinctive, wide, tortoiseshell sticks and guards, further decorated with golden lacquerwork: a procession of figures, floral posies, insects, tassels and masks.
Artwork Details
- Title: Folding Cabriolet Fan with Multiple Scenes of Performers, Landscapes, and Figures in Courtyard Gardens
- Date: 19th century
- Culture: Chinese, for the European Market
- Medium: Tortoiseshell, paper, silk, and ivory
- Dimensions: 9 x 16 1/8 in. (22.9 x 41 cm)
- Classification: Fans
- Credit Line: Gift of James A. Aborn, 1948
- Object Number: 48.120a
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Chinese
19th century
Chinese, for the European Market
19th century
Chinese, for the European Market
ca. 1875
On loan to The Met
Multiple artists/makers
1893
On loan to The Met
Multiple artists/makers
before 1899
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