Brisé fan, with representations of pastoral scenes flanking Venus and Cupid

Medium

Pierced, carved, painted, and gilded ivory; mother-of-pearl; leather ribbon

Dimensions

confirmed: 8 1/4 × 15 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (21 × 39.4 × 3.2 cm)

Classification

Fans

Culture

Chinese, for British market

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, 1965

Accession Number

65.80.11

Rights

Public Domain

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