Fan
Description
A Japanese fan with carved ivory sticks mounted with peacock feathers. There is a scene painted on one side of the white feathers and flowers on the other.
See full details
Object detail
Production place
Subject person
Classification
Credit line
Exotica
from
foreign
climes
were
keenly
sought
for
the
opening
of
New
Plymouth
Museum
in
1902.
This
ornate
Japanese
fan
with
carved
ivory
sticks
mounted
with
peacock
feathers
was
part
of
a
'large
and
beautiful
collection
of
Burmese,
Japanese
and
South
Sea
Island
curios
and
specimens
of
art
'
donated
by
Adolphus
Kyngdon.For
more
information
on
the
history
of
museums
in
New
Plymouth
see
the
section
Oddments:
Exotic
Collecting
in
New
Plymouth
in
the
book
Flashback:
Tales
and
Treasures
of
Taranaki
pp.252-255.
http://www.pukeariki.com/Heritage/Flashback.aspx
Accession number
A76.850
Collection type
Public comments
Be the first to comment on this object record.