Fan

Museum number:
9-8082a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21098082a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2414
Description:
Fan (a); round; silk; painted country scene and painter’s name on one side; blank on the other; farm, handle up back of bamboo; 26.7 x 40 cm. Native name and meaning: Chinese moon uchiwa. Used for writing poetry, painting and as a fan. In a paper bag (b).
Donor:
Maurice K. Schiffman
Collection place:
Hiroshima Prefecture, San'yo region, Chugoku region
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-8082a,b, described as Fan (a); round; silk; painted country scene and painter’s name on one side; blank on the other; farm, handle up back of bamboo; 26.7 x 40 cm. Native name and meaning: Chinese moon uchiwa. Used for writing poetry, painting and as a fan. In a paper bag (b).

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