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History of the Fan

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Feather-fan, Nimroudix

Peacock-feather Fanxii

Head-piecexiii

Initial—Boy with Fan1

Tea-fan9

Initial—Vulture with Emblem of Protection10

Fire-fan, Colombia12

Portuguese ‘Abano’12

Plaited Hand-fan, Egyptian13

Hand-fan, Egyptian13

Hand-fan, Egyptian14

Fly-whisk, Egyptian14

Ceremonial Fans—from Rosellini15

Cere”monial F”ns16

Investiture of the Office of Fan-bearer17

Umbrella or Canopy of Chariot of Rameses III.19

Initial—Assyrian Fly-whisk20

Assyrian and Persian Fly-whisks21

Covers of Fly-whisks21

Tail-piece—from an Assyrian relief26

Initial—Greek Girl with Fan27

Greek Fans28

Greek Girl with Fan30

Tail-piece—Girl with Fan32

Initial—from printed Cotton Hanging, India33

Cingalese Sēsata37

Fly-whisk—from an illumination38

Fly-”whisk- from a painting on talc, Madras38

Emblem of Royalty39

Royal Standards40

Hand-fan41

Plaited-Grass Fan41

Flag-fan41

Talapat Fan and Pankhás42

Burmese Fan of Gold43

Portion of Embroidered Muslin (Chamba, Nineteenth Century)44

Fly-whisk used by Jains45

Circular Fan, ‘Like the Moon’46

Fan of Hsi Wang Mu (Japanese Painting, British Museum)47

Fan of Ming Dynasty (Painting, British Museum)47

White Plumed Fan of Hsi Wang Mu48

Two Pear-shaped Screens49

Initial—Japanese60

Feather-fan, Japanese Painting61

Hand-screen,Japa”nese P”nting61

Fly-whisk, Upper Nile77

Plaited Fans, South Pacific Islands79

Plaited Fans, Hawaiian80

Various Fans, Samoa81

Variou”s FansBritish Guiana81

Variou”s FansEcuador and Peru81

Variou”s FansSouth-Eastern Pacific81

Flag-fan, West Africa83

Fly-whisk, Andaman Islands85

Fly-”whiskTahiti85

Fly-”whiskMatabele86

Fly-”whiskEast African86

Angel with Flabellum87

Processional Flabellum88

Coptic Flabellum89

Flabellum, from Greek Psalter93

Flab”ellumfrom Goar94

Flab”ellumMonza96

Flag-fan, from Vatican (a glass vase)98

Banner-fan, from ivory diptich99

Ghost-fan, Malay Archipelago106

Fan of Ferrara, or Duck’s-foot107

Fragments of Fan from Château de Pierre109

Small Rigid Fans, 1590109

Feather-fan, Milan110

Diagram of parts of Folding-fan116

Rigid Screen of Bologna, 1590127

Fan of Rice-straw, Fifteenth Century138

Dimensions of Fans, 1550-1780148

Japanese Lady’s Court-fan175

Long-handled Feather-fan176

Ostrich-feather Folding-fan, Amsterdam196

Flag-fan, Titian204

Ivory Fan, Madras, Nineteenth Century231

Plaited Fan232

Hide-fan, from Benin271

Queen Kapiolani’s Fan272

From a Chinese Screen, Victoria and Albert Museum299

Illustration from History of the Fan

A Concert. Dutch, 1720-30, given by the Duke of Cobury to Princess Victoria (afterwards Queen) in 1836, from the collection of Fans at Gotha. H.R.H. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll.

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