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Brisé fan of cedarwood, carved in relief on both sides with Chinese representations
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Brisé fan of cedarwood, pierced on both sides and carved in relief, depicting Chinese scenes. The scenes consist of various persons, houses, tables, boats and floral motifs. The 21 connected ribs are connected to each other with a pink ribbon. Brass catch pin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBrisé-waaier van cederhout, aan twee kanten gedritst en in reliëf gesneden, waarop Chinese voorstellingen. c. 1830 - c. 1840. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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