Collection place: Japan / Accession number: Acc.2414 / Function: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-8083a,b, described as Fan (a); paper, pentagon-like shape; black calligraphy down center; red stamp in left corner; narrow straight split bamboo handle; 24.2 x 34.3 cm. Native name: uchiwa. Used for the memorial service (kanekuyo?). In a paper bag (b)

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-8101a-d, described as A) Fan, paper, black bamboo ribs, silver on one side, gold on the other, 2 orange and white silk tassels, 17.8 cm., B) Ditto all A, except 1 orange silk tassel, 6 cm. C) Wood box (balsa?) 22.3 cm., D) lid

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-8138a,b, described as Fan (a), paper, one face silver with drawing of a “castle”, mountains and pine trees in india ink, other side is gold with 5 white chrysanthemums and 7 buds, natural bamboo ribs, parent ribs darker; this is a Rikku style from Mr. Nakamura’s collection (Fans for the Tea Ceremony; the pictures are supposedly by Hasegawa, Tokaku. In a paper bag (b)

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-8137, described as Fan, paper, white with black calligraphy on both sides, natural bamboo ribs; this fan is placed behind a person at a formal Japanese cha-no-yu, or tea ceremony. It is made to specification so as not to break the harmony of the room. This fan has 100 short poems of Rikyu, an expert on the tea ceremony and the process of it.

Hearst Museum object titled Fan and case, accession number 9-8098a,b, described as a) Fan, folded paper, "niji" or rainbow design on silver face, bamboo ribs with weights on the parent ribs, 28.3 cm. b) brocade case with green silk cord, 28.3 cm.