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Fan
Fan
Fan
Museum of International Folk Art

Fan

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWood (bamboo), paper, ink, plant fiber
Dimensions12 3/16 × 9 5/16 in. (31 × 23.6 cm)
ClassificationsPersonal Gear
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.
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Fan ("Uchiwa")
Artist unrecorded
1980s-1990s
Fan ("Uchiwa")
Artist unrecorded
1980s-1990s
Hat
Artist unrecorded
1960s-1980s
Script book for the Noh Play: Aoi No Ue
1925 (13th year of Taisho Period)
Uchiwa (fan)
Artist unrecorded
1980s-1990s
Fan ("Uchiwa")
Artist unrecorded
1980s-1990s
Fan ("Uchiwa")
Artist unrecorded
1980s-1990s
Fan ("Uchiwa")
Artist unrecorded
1980s-1990s
Fan ("Uchiwa")
Artist unrecorded
1980s-1990s
Fan ("Uchiwa")
Artist unrecorded
1980s-1990s