Unknown Chinese
Fan

CultureChinese
Titles
  • Fan
Date1880s
Probable placeChina
MediumPainted silk gauze, bone, and silk
DimensionsOpen: 23 1/2 × 25 × 1 1/4 in. (59.7 × 63.5 × 3.2 cm)
Overall (closed): 14 1/4 × 1 3/16 × 1 1/4 in. (36.2 × 3 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary De Haven de Kok
Object number95.526
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
ProvenanceMary De Haven de Kok; given to MFAH, 1995.

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