20th Nov, 2020 12:00 GMT/BST

Fans & Fancies - Online auction

 
Lot 5210
 


Lot 5210 - Japan, 19th Century, A Large Wood Brisé Fan painted to the recto with a distant view of Mount...
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5210

Japan, 19th Century, A Large Wood Brisé Fan painted to the recto with a distant view of Mount...

Japan, 19th Century, A Large Wood Brisé Fan painted to the recto with a distant view of Mount Fuji, workers in the fields to the foreground, one carrying paniers on a pole across his shoulders, another fishing, others preparing refreshments, a kettle and bag of provisions being laid out. The verso is painted with large blossom, generally in cream with pink tinges, dark green leaves, and a small bird swooping in to land. Strung with the traditional threads. The guards, slightly darker than the 34 inner sticks, have light gold painted foliage, a bird to the tip on the recto, a butterfly on the verso. Shaped metal loop. Guard approx. 14.25 inches or 36 cm*. Together with A Second Japanese Fan, circa 1870's, the recto boldly painted with figures in traditional kimonos undertaking various activities: two ladies preparing to take tea; two men seated and playing drafts, and finally a lone man, holding an open fan, having perhaps just finished his ablutions. Signed by the artist to the left. The verso of the double paper leaf shows a crane flying low over a garden, exquisitely painted Iris in lilac and blue in full flower, bamboo leaves mixing with wildflowers in pink and lilac. Signed and stamped by the artist. Simple bamboo monture. Guard length approx. 10 inches or 25.5 cm (2)

See Neville Irons "Fans of Imperial Japan" pages 78/79 for a wood brisé fan with similar features, stated to be circa 1800, Edo period.

Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200


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. The large fan is generally good but at one side the first stick in is stuck to the guard. One inner stick has a split tip and two others lack minute side slivers. At one end a small piece of tape holds the thread to the guard, just needs to be re-glued. The smaller fan has a split almost the length of one fold, some loss to the lower border of the leaf, centrally, grubby folds at each side of the guards, and general rubbing to most folds.

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