Lot Description: The Meiji Court: A Late 19th/Early 20th Century Hiõgi or Japanese Court Fan , a brisé fan silvered, gilded and painted against the natural dark wood with prunus and willow. The verso is painted with the traditional birds and butterflies amongst clouds. From each guard hang six long plaited silk cords (which are believed to represent the six virtues) measuring 60 inches of 152.5cm, and artificial flowers are attached to each side. Twenty-three inner sticks and two guards. The rivet is capped with a butterfly to one side and a flower to the other. Guard length 13.5 inches or 34cm. Also used in Noh Drama, Japanese theatre. See examples in "From the Land of the Fan", an exhibition at the Fan Museum London in 2001, and pages 42 and 42 of "Ogi" by Julia Hutt and Hélène Alexander. An example of an early Hiõgi was sold in 2019 at Rossini in Paris in July 2019 for 7000 hammer, and a 19th c example sold in Martel Maides in Guernsey on October 16th 2019 for £6000 hammer. Condition Report: . Generally good with a couple of repaired splits to the upper edge of the fan and a little age tarnishing of the silver. ARR: Categories: Fans
Lot Description: The Meiji Court: A Late 19th/Early 20th Century Hiõgi or Japanese Court Fan , a brisé fan silvered, gilded and painted against the natural dark wood with prunus and willow. The verso is painted with the traditional birds and butterflies amongst clouds. From each guard hang six long plaited silk cords (which are believed to represent the six virtues) measuring 60 inches of 152.5cm, and artificial flowers are attached to each side. Twenty-three inner sticks and two guards. The rivet is capped with a butterfly to one side and a flower to the other. Guard length 13.5 inches or 34cm. Also used in Noh Drama, Japanese theatre. See examples in "From the Land of the Fan", an exhibition at the Fan Museum London in 2001, and pages 42 and 42 of "Ogi" by Julia Hutt and Hélène Alexander. An example of an early Hiõgi was sold in 2019 at Rossini in Paris in July 2019 for 7000 hammer, and a 19th c example sold in Martel Maides in Guernsey on October 16th 2019 for £6000 hammer. Condition Report: . Generally good with a couple of repaired splits to the upper edge of the fan and a little age tarnishing of the silver. ARR: Categories: Fans
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