Object details
Accession number
U18c28
Primary Creator
Japanese
Full title
Brisé Fan
Creation Date
late 19th century
Provenance
Gift from Hervey Edward Wetzel (1888-1918) collector and scholar of Asian art, to Isabella Stewart Gardner, November 1916.
Dimensions
27.3 x 49.5 cm (10 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Tortoise shell with hiramakie and takiemakie gold lacquer
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Little Salon
Bibliography
Ellen Dennis. "A Note on the Fans in the Collection." Fenway Court (1984), pp. 48-49, fig. 3. (as Japanese, dated 19th century)
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