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Fan, Leaf: painted paper; sticks and guards: pierced, carved, and gilt ivory with applied mother-of-pearl; foil, German — Fan
German
mid-18th century

Fan commemorating the 1855 Universal Exhibition, Alphonse Guilletat (French, mid-nineteenth century) French, hand-colored and gilded lithograph; ivory; mother-of-pearl, French — Fan commemorating the 1855 Universal Exhibition
Alphonse Guilletat (French, mid-nineteenth century)
Brioude-Laguérie (French, nineteenth century)
1855

Folding Fan with a Representation of the 1806 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Gouache and watercolor on parchment; mother-of-pearl with spangles, Italian — Folding Fan with a Representation of the 1806 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Italian
ca. 1815

Fan, Lace, mother-of-pearl, possibly Spanish — Fan
possibly Spanish
ca. 1858

Folding Fan with Trompe l'Oeil Representations of Fans, Scrolls, and Figure Groups, Gouache on parchment; gilded ivory, Chinese, for the European Market — Folding Fan with Trompe l'Oeil Representations of Fans, Scrolls, and Figure Groups
Chinese, for the European Market
19th century

Fan with depiction of Spanish folk costumes, Hand-colored lithograph; hand-painted parchment; ivory, gold leaf, sequins, silver gilt, enamel, mother-of-pearl, silver luster paper, metal, Spanish — Fan with depiction of Spanish folk costumes
Spanish
early 19th century

Folding Fan Depicting a Mask, Opaque watercolor on parchment; painted ivory., British — Folding Fan Depicting a Mask
British
ca. 1745

Fan, Ivory, French — Fan
French
ca. 1830

Fan, Jules Donzel, fils French, Opaque watercolor on parchment; shell, French — Fan
Jules Donzel, fils
ca. 1890–95

Fan, Fernando Coustellier y Vital, Hand-colored etching on paper; painted parchment (verso); ivory, silver, French, Paris — Fan
Fernando Coustellier y Vital
Between 1816 and 1830

Plum, Jin Lan Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper, China — Plum
Jin Lan
1886

Dwelling in landscape, Song Maojin Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper, China — Dwelling in landscape
Song Maojin
17th century

Landscape with fisherman, Qi Zhijia Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, China — Landscape with fisherman
Qi Zhijia
1643

Narcissus, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China — Narcissus
China
13th century

Couplet on pond scenery, Emperor Xiaozong Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, China — Couplet on pond scenery
Emperor Xiaozong
ca. 12th century

Quatrain on snow-covered West Lake, Emperor Lizong Chinese, Round fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, China — Quatrain on snow-covered West Lake
Emperor Lizong
ca. 1250–60

Quatrain on fishermen

, Emperor Gaozong or Chinese, Fan mounted as album leaf; ink on silk, China — Quatrain on fishermen
Emperor Gaozong
Emperor Xiaozong
12th century

Nomads hunting with falcons, Chen Juzhong Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China — Nomads hunting with falcons
Chen Juzhong
early 13th century

Quatrain on spring’s radiance, Empress Yang Meizi Chinese, Round fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, China — Quatrain on spring’s radiance
Empress Yang Meizi
early 13th century

Branch of blossoming plum, Xiang Shengmo Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, China — Branch of blossoming plum
Xiang Shengmo

Landscape, Zou Zhilin Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, China — Landscape
Zou Zhilin
mid-17th century

Terracotta statuette of a draped woman, Terracotta, Greek, probably Boeotian — Terracotta statuette of a draped woman
Greek, probably Boeotian
3rd century BCE

Fan, Carved and pierced ivory, Chinese, for American market — Fan
Chinese, for American market
ca. 1800–1810

Fan, Donaldson Brothers American, wood, paper, metal, American — Fan
Donaldson Brothers
Kohn, Adler & Company
1880

Fan, Rodeck Brothers Austrian, tortoiseshell, feather, silk, Austrian — Fan
Rodeck Brothers
1895

Fan, L. Gérard French, wood, silk, paint, mother-of-pearl, metal, French — Fan
L. Gérard
1885–95

Fan, J. Derber, wood, silk, metal, glass, paint, French — Fan
J. Derber
1885–95

Fan, Duvelleroy French, mother-of-pearl, silk, metal, sequins, French — Fan
Duvelleroy
ca. 1910

Fixed fan, Bamboo, paper, Japanese — Fixed fan
Japanese
1895–1915

Fan, paper, wood, French — Fan
French
1927

Fan, silk, wood, mother-of-pearl, paint, metal, French — Fan
French
1885–99

Fan, Jean Gabriel Domergue French, paper, wood, French — Fan
Jean Gabriel Domergue
1921

Fan, paper, wood, Spanish — Fan
Spanish
late 19th-early 20th century

Fan Handle (Ke'e), Wood, Marquesan (Enata) people — Fan Handle (Ke'e)
Marquesan (Enata) people
1820–50

Fan (Tahi'i), Wood, bone, fiber, Marquesan (Enata) people — Fan (Tahi'i)
Marquesan (Enata) people
19th century

Deel (fan), Marshall Islands artist, Pandanus leaves, hibiscus fiber, Marshallese — Deel (fan)
Marshall Islands artist
late 19th–early 20th century

River landscape, Zhuang Jiongsheng Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper, China — River landscape
Zhuang Jiongsheng

Waves and Rocks, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Fan painting mounted as an album leaf; ink, lacquer, and mica on paper, Japan — Waves and Rocks
Shibata Zeshin
1880s

Fan, Yvette Guilbert French, paper, wood, silk, French — Fan
Yvette Guilbert
1903

Fan with auspicious vernal imagery, Ink, color, and gold on paper; bamboo, Japan — Fan with auspicious vernal imagery
Japan
Probably 19th century