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Folding Fan with Boxcirca 1890

Not on view
Fully opened folding fan with rose-red pleated leaf painted with scattered flowers, butterflies, and gold vessels; black lacquered guard sticks with dense gold figural and floral decoration; multicolor tassel at pivot
Folding fan with deep red paper leaf painted with birds, bamboo, and floral motifs in green, yellow, and blue; black lacquered guards and sticks with gold-painted figural and floral designs; multicolored tassel at the pivot.

Unknown, Folding Fan with Box, circa 1890, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Evangeline D. Walker Bequeest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Folding Fan with Box
Place Made
China
Date Made
circa 1890
Medium
a) Fan: Silk satin leaf, wood sticks and guards; b) Box: Wood, painted silk lining
Dimensions
a) Fan: Length of guard: 13 5/16 in. (33.81 cm); Spread: 21 1/2 in. (54.61 cm); Depth of leaf: 9 - 3 5/8 in. (22.86 - 9.21 cm); Length of stick at shoulder: 9 11/16 in. (24.61 cm); b) Box: Overall: 15 x 2 1/2 x 2 in. (38.1 x 6.35 x 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Evangeline D. Walker Bequeest
Accession Number
M.78.108.6a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles