Round Fan
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1895
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumInk and color on silk
Dimensions42.2 x 27.2 cm (16 5/8 x 10 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU19e97
eMuseum ID728354
Other NumberU19cg13
Previous Number1P19e25
EmbARK ObjectID12951
TMS Source ID1993
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesInscribed in watercolor (recto): Chinese inscription (?)
Inscribed in watercolor (verso): One hundred line stanza in Chinese [poem by Li Tai-hung; copied by Chieh Shu in 1895]
Inscribed in watercolor (verso): One hundred line stanza in Chinese [poem by Li Tai-hung; copied by Chieh Shu in 1895]
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
