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Brisé fan
Fan
Brisé fan
Chinese for export, used in America
Qing dynasty
1830s
Place of Creation: China, for export; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Carved ivory, metal
Dimensions
Overall (folded): 20.3 x 2.2 x 2.9 cm (8 x 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Other (unfolded): 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.)
Other (unfolded): 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Asa Gray
Accession Number89.479
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBrisé fan with twenty-two carved ivory sticks; solid guard sticks, pierced inner sticks carved with small male figures, architural elements, and flowering foliage
ProvenanceGift from Mrs. Asa Gray to the MFA, 1889