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Start Over Object class Legendary beings Collection place East Asia Donor Maurice K. Schiffman
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Box base, accession number 9-5822b, described as large wooden fan box. Gumpai fan; etched metal with cut-out designs on butterflies and dragonflies; black lacquer handle; faded orange silk cord with tassel; length 50.5 cm; width 23.5 cm; a) fan; b) box base; c) lid
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Box lid, accession number 9-5822c, described as large wooden fan box. Gumpai fan; etched metal with cut-out designs on butterflies and dragonflies; black lacquer handle; faded orange silk cord with tassel; length 50.5 cm; width 23.5 cm; a) fan; b) box base; c) lid
Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-16227, described as Paper and wood fan. Wood is painted black; design of the fan has red and gold upper background and purple, blue, yellow, green, and red at bottom. Middle has arch with dragons. Pink and white flowers on gold background. Same design on both sides. Parent ribs are carved. One rib is broken and taped at bottom where it is hinged to other ribs. 32.3. x 9cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-5822a, described as large wooden fan box. Gumpai fan; etched metal with cut-out designs on butterflies and dragonflies; black lacquer handle; faded orange silk cord with tassel; length 50.5 cm; width 23.5 cm; a) fan; b) box base; c) lid
Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-8136, described as Fan, paper, one side silver, other side gold, both with hinomaru (red rising sun), bamboo ribs stained black, iron parent ribs with incised dragon
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-8134a,b, described as Fan (a), flat iron, gold sun and moon on back, 2 dragons on front, orange silk cord and tassels; usually decorated with the sun, moon or stars of the Big Dipper. Used as a weapon or shield. Fan carried by commanders in time of action. Its use in signaling came when brandished as a symbol of authority. Originally made of leather. In bag (b)
Hearst Museum object titled Fan with box, accession number 9-5822a-c, described as large wooden fan box. Gumpai fan; etched metal with cut-out designs on butterflies and dragonflies; black lacquer handle; faded orange silk cord with tassel; length 50.5 cm; width 23.5 cm; a) fan; b) box base; c) lid
Hearst Museum object titled Paper and wood fan, accession number 9-8131, described as Fan, paper single face, red and cream with a dragonfly, five ribs of natural bamboo, 19.9 cm long. “Ogi.”

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