Fan

Museum number:
9-16174
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090016174
Accession number:
Acc.3372
Description:
Paper fan with lacquered wooden handle; round; cream colored background with painted design of buildings, and trees with mountain in background; primary colors; green, blue and gold; calligraphy in upper left corner; on opposite side, silver design in center of fan with “Imperial Hotel Tokyo Japan”; also metal ring at top of base of handle.
Donor:
Maurice K. Schiffman
Collection place:
Tōkyō Metropolis, South Kanto, Kanto region
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 9-16174, described as Paper fan with lacquered wooden handle; round; cream colored background with painted design of buildings, and trees with mountain in background; primary colors; green, blue and gold; calligraphy in upper left corner; on opposite side, silver design in center of fan with “Imperial Hotel Tokyo Japan”; also metal ring at top of base of handle.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 9-16174, described as Paper fan with lacquered wooden handle; round; cream colored background with painted design of buildings, and trees with mountain in background; primary colors; green, blue and gold; calligraphy in upper left corner; on opposite side, silver design in center of fan with “Imperial Hotel Tokyo Japan”; also metal ring at top of base of handle.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-16174, described as Paper fan with lacquered wooden handle; round; cream colored background with painted design of buildings, and trees with mountain in background; primary colors; green, blue and gold; calligraphy in upper left corner; on opposite side, silver design in center of fan with “Imperial Hotel Tokyo Japan”; also metal ring at top of base of handle.

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