Brise Fan

Cleveland Museum of Art

Fan with a painted scene of people in 16th-century clothing near a body of water. The fan has a semi-circular shape with a long handle. The handle is white with a dark brown section at the top. The fan has many sections with painted designs. The painted scene on the fan depicts people in old-fashioned clothes. There are men and women in the scene. Some are standing on a dock and some are on a boat. There are boats in the water. The background of the scene includes a blue sky with clouds and a distant mountain range. The fan has a decorative border around the painted scene with gold, blue, and white designs. The fan is on a gray background.