Folding Fan
Brise
21796
From: China | Canton
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 21796 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China | Canton |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paint | Feather | Bone |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Palm Tree |
| Description | Feather fan. Fretted bone sticks with swan feather attached. The tip of each feather is replaced by the tip of a peacock feather. In the center is a painted design showing two Chinese men under a palm tree. At either side is a floral design. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Simon Flenner, 1900 |
| Other Number | 117 - Drexel Number |
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