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Fan of the Month

The Museum is delighted to announce the start of a new digital project: Fan of the Month. Each month we will publish a piece about one of our fans, allowing you to discover some of the secrets of the collection.

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August 2026

For our first Fan of the Month, we have chosen a fan that commemorates a historic event – the Reception of the American Fleet in Amoy in 1908.

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Brisé peau d’ane fan – ‘aide mémoire’

The sticks inscribed in English with the months of the year. Wooden guardsticks decorated with cut steel, with stylus in tip of rear guardstick. c. 1810