Fan

NameFan

CultureJapanese

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumWood (bamboo), paper, ink, plant fiber

Dimensions12 3/16 × 9 5/16 in. (31 × 23.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.13.555

Object numberA.1981.13.555

DescriptionQuadrilateral shaped fan with rounded corners made from paper printed with Japanese characters. The paper glued on and over a bamboo handle with radiating wooden ribs tied together with fiber, the fiber visible through the cream colored paper printed with black ink. Light colored, unprinted round sticker on one side of handle.