Brise fan, Canton, c. 1795. Gilded and painted ivory. A brise fan consists of overlapping sticks secured only at the top and bottom. The scene in the middle of this fan is derived from an English print of 1792. The woman depicted to either side seem to have been inspired by English fashion magazines.

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Brise fan, Canton, c. 1795. Gilded and painted ivory. A brise fan consists of overlapping sticks secured only at the top and bottom. The scene in the middle of this fan is derived from an English print of 1792. The woman depicted to either side seem to have been inspired by English fashion magazines.

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Size: 6630px × 3163px
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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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