Fan Leaf
ca. 1750 - ca. 1775 (made)
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This fan leaf, painted with a Chinoiserie design, is probably English in origin. When finished such fans would have been aimed at the cheaper end of the market and probably sold on the street. This fan leaf is uncut and it is possible to see quite clearly the brush strokes of the wash as it extends beyond the shape of the leaf. This fan shows signs of having been given a wash all over of silver 'dust' in solution, which has now oxidized to dirty grey, done by English fan makers to simulate Japanese mica papers, i.e. papers containing glittering specs of mica.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink, wash, watercolour and gouache on paper |
| Brief description | Fan leaf painted with chinoiserie design; English, third quarter of the 18th century i.e. 1750-1775. |
| Physical description | Fan leaf painted with a Chinoiserie design. Drawing on a double layer of paper showing a Chinese woman. The woman is dressed in blue, yellow and green, and is sitting on a brown coloured rock holding a bird on a leash. The bird has red and yellow breast and grey wings. On either side are large plants with red and yellow flowers. Green splodges represent grass? There is a wash of silvery powder in solution over the paper (see later for explanation). |
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| Object history | Martin Willcocks Collection |
| Historical context | Shows signs of having been given a wash all over of some sort of silver solution, now oxidized to dirty grey, done by English fan makers to simulate Japanese mica papers, i.e. papers containing glittering specs of mica. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This fan leaf, painted with a Chinoiserie design, is probably English in origin. When finished such fans would have been aimed at the cheaper end of the market and probably sold on the street. This fan leaf is uncut and it is possible to see quite clearly the brush strokes of the wash as it extends beyond the shape of the leaf. This fan shows signs of having been given a wash all over of silver 'dust' in solution, which has now oxidized to dirty grey, done by English fan makers to simulate Japanese mica papers, i.e. papers containing glittering specs of mica. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1064-1992 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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