Folding fan

Museum number:
9-17610
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4029
Description:
Fan: miniature folding type with pink silk mount and handpainted florals; silver paper rim; painted guard, plain waisted sticks; orange silk cord and tassel tied in eternity knot; stamped “Made in Japan”; given at children’s birthdays or christenings; also at tea ceremony (chanoyu) or weddings; special occassions.
Donor:
Betty Hoffman and Roy Hoffman
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Folding fan, accession number 9-17610, described as Fan: miniature folding type with pink silk mount and handpainted florals; silver paper rim; painted guard, plain waisted sticks; orange silk cord and tassel tied in eternity knot; stamped “Made in Japan”; given at children’s birthdays or christenings; also at tea ceremony (chanoyu) or weddings; special occassions.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Folding fan, accession number 9-17610, described as Fan: miniature folding type with pink silk mount and handpainted florals; silver paper rim; painted guard, plain waisted sticks; orange silk cord and tassel tied in eternity knot; stamped “Made in Japan”; given at children’s birthdays or christenings; also at tea ceremony (chanoyu) or weddings; special occassions.

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