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DepartmentAsia

Uchiwa

NameFan
Artist Artist unrecorded
DateLate 20th century
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWood (probably rattan), fiber
Dimensions15 3/4 × 10 7/16 × 13/16 in. (40 × 26.5 × 2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Robert Coffland, given in loving memory of Mary Hunt Kahlenberg, A.2013.51.8
Object numberA.2013.51.8
DescriptionWood hand fan, intricate design of swirling lines and shapes woven into fan with grey cut-outs, outer edge of fan is dark blue, handle of fan is light colored wood.
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