Fan

Museum number:
9-8080a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21098080a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2414
Description:
Mask-fan; Chinese; wood inlaid with figures of mother-of-pearl ad cut-outs for eyes; orange and cream silk cords from handle; 23.5 x 41.9 cm. Native name and meaning: Kazashi or benmen, convenient mask fan. a- fan, b- bag
Donor:
Maurice K. Schiffman
Collection place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Fan, accession number 9-8080a,b, described as Mask-fan; Chinese; wood inlaid with figures of mother-of-pearl ad cut-outs for eyes; orange and cream silk cords from handle; 23.5 x 41.9 cm. Native name and meaning: Kazashi or benmen, convenient mask fan. a- fan, b- bagHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Fan, accession number 9-8080a,b, described as Mask-fan; Chinese; wood inlaid with figures of mother-of-pearl ad cut-outs for eyes; orange and cream silk cords from handle; 23.5 x 41.9 cm. Native name and meaning: Kazashi or benmen, convenient mask fan. a- fan, b- bagHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Fan, accession number 9-8080a,b, described as Mask-fan; Chinese; wood inlaid with figures of mother-of-pearl ad cut-outs for eyes; orange and cream silk cords from handle; 23.5 x 41.9 cm. Native name and meaning: Kazashi or benmen, convenient mask fan. a- fan, b- bag
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-8080a,b, described as Mask-fan; Chinese; wood inlaid with figures of mother-of-pearl ad cut-outs for eyes; orange and cream silk cords from handle; 23.5 x 41.9 cm. Native name and meaning: Kazashi or benmen, convenient mask fan. a- fan, b- bag

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