fan (personal protection)

Brisé fan made of bone with tapering guards and slats, which are decorated with geometric patterned openwork and painted in gouache and gold on the obverse, with a figure in a landscape in the middle. The ribbon stringing is missing, and two slats are detached. The slats are held together with a shell and metal rivet.

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