FANS - 2

CH1980.238

a. Very white bone. 18 very finely cut sticks and 2 slightly thicker guard sticks. All over pierced work pattern - geometrical and floral. Cotton tassell.
b. 15 sticks, 1 guard stick. All finely carved with figures, buildings and trees. Ground of vertical strips peirced on sticks. solid on guard stick. Outside of guard stick decorated with a dragon.
Probably Chinese

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: CH1980.238
Accession Date: 26 Jun 1980

Material

Ivory/Skeletala & b

Measurement

length190mm
length190mm

 

 

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