Posted 12 years ago
foxstar30
(3 items)
One was given to me as a gift, the other I purchased. I can not find any information on them. Does anyone have any information to share or where I could look to find it? Thank you very much,
Mystery Ladies Fans | ||
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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!
Thank you so much for the information. At least now I can
Do further research with some place to start. How exciting to
Find information - thank you for your kindness and knowledge.