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Fan : Oracle

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Description
Folding paper fan, mounted on wooden sticks. Fan etched and hand-colored with a wheel of fortune in center, above which are two winged figures in the clouds; a series of panels in floral frames containing questions and examples as to foretelling the future; on the verso, symbols of the different deities and verses illustrating the various rings of fortune.
Type
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Date
approximately 1790
Call number
603579
Provenance
Purchased at Lawrences Auctioneers (Crewkerne), part of lot #857, Oct. 9, 2012.
Dimensions
Guard: 25 cm (9 1/2 in.) ; Maximum open: 43 cm (17 in.)
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