Fan

Museum number:
9-16236a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210916236a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3372
Description:
A). bone and silk fan; parent ribs are carved, silk face is painted with pink flowers and birds. Silver ring at bottom as hinge with tassels attached. B). Box with calligraphy on lid. Bone and silk. Duplicate of ivory fan given to Emperor Hirohito at Kyot. 21.5 cm by 2 cm.
Donor:
Maurice K. Schiffman
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-16236a,b, described as A). bone and silk fan; parent ribs are carved, silk face is painted with pink flowers and birds. Silver ring at bottom as hinge with tassels attached. B). Box with calligraphy on lid. Bone and silk. Duplicate of ivory fan given to Emperor Hirohito at Kyot. 21.5 cm by 2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-16236a,b, described as A). bone and silk fan; parent ribs are carved, silk face is painted with pink flowers and birds. Silver ring at bottom as hinge with tassels attached. B). Box with calligraphy on lid. Bone and silk. Duplicate of ivory fan given to Emperor Hirohito at Kyot. 21.5 cm by 2 cm.

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