Posted 12 years ago
foxstar30
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Can anyone give me any information on either of these fans?
Similar Handles not sure material used to make them
Thank you in advance for any help.
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Posted 12 years ago
foxstar30
(3 items)
Can anyone give me any information on either of these fans?
Similar Handles not sure material used to make them
Thank you in advance for any help.
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They are beautiful. I have never seen these before. I will follow. The thread to see what people know. Thanks for sharing them.
It is hard to tell the material from photos. Are they cane or bamboo with silk?I collect vintage fans.I have not seen these before.Truly beautiful
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Rose
The figure on the fan on the left looks Indonesian to me. It is reminiscent of the famous Wayang Kulit puppets. The figure is Rama, the central image in the Hindu epic Ramayana
Screen fan with wayang shadow puppet
Indonesia, Bali, 19th or 20th century
Buffalo hide, pierced, painted, and gilt; carved buffalo horn handle.
It seems that they are quite distinct from Chinese and Japanese fans ..... They are leaf shaped, made of buffalo hide painted in gold, and sport a dancing figure or figures.
http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/gallery/fans/oriental.html
Exquisite both of them!
I could not see a figure at all from my ipad.Now I see enlarged version I can make out the figures in both-seems that you are right vetraio good supersleuth work!