Fixed fan

Museum number:
9-8077
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090008077
Accession number:
Acc.2414
Description:
Paper fan; flat, semi-round; with ink-wash drawing of bamboo mood; calligraphy on one side and artists signature; flat bamboo strip handle; 45.8 x 63.5 cm. inc handle. the calligraphy reads: “Bright (light) moon (over) green bamboo (bush).” Native name and meaning: Kutami Uchiwa, round swinging door.
Donor:
Maurice K. Schiffman
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fixed fans
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fixed fan, accession number 9-8077, described as Paper fan; flat, semi-round; with ink-wash drawing of bamboo mood; calligraphy on one side and artists signature; flat bamboo strip handle; 45.8 x 63.5 cm. inc handle. the calligraphy reads: “Bright (light) moon (over) green bamboo (bush).” Native name and meaning: Kutami Uchiwa, round swinging door.

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