Fan

Unknown (Dutch)

Item type:

textile, clothing and costume

Date of creation:

1720s

Height:

27.0 cm  (10 5/8 in.)

maximum open: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.) arc: 140°

Technique / Medium:

skin leaf painted in gouache; ivory sticks; painted and etched ivory guards

Description

Commentary from museum website:
Single skin leaf. Design: "Allegory of Death." Center burning mausoleum with skeleton and mourners, crossed swords, flags, bones, drum, etc. (symbols of war) on ground at front; king and boy with manacle and queen rear left; soldiers, mourners, cripples throughout; decorative gilt border. Wavy ivory sticks; rose painted guards with etched steel plaques and piqué work; closed sticks form head of serpent at base.

Iconclass

31F1
symbols of Death
42E41
mourning customs
42E3723
mausoleum

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Cylindrical drum [2532]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6016