Fan

Museum number:
9-16203
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3372
Description:
White paper and bamboo fan (Sen-cha -- tea ceremony fan). Fan has three bamboo ribs; there is black cord attached to end of the handle. 21 cm x 3xm. This 3-ribbed fan with white facings is used to fan the charcoal (sumi) in the container (ryoro) during the tea ceremony.
Donor:
Maurice K. Schiffman
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-16203, described as White paper and bamboo fan (Sen-cha -- tea ceremony fan). Fan has three bamboo ribs; there is black cord attached to end of the handle. 21 cm x 3xm. This 3-ribbed fan with white facings is used to fan the charcoal (sumi) in the container (ryoro) during the tea ceremony.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-16203, described as White paper and bamboo fan (Sen-cha -- tea ceremony fan). Fan has three bamboo ribs; there is black cord attached to end of the handle. 21 cm x 3xm. This 3-ribbed fan with white facings is used to fan the charcoal (sumi) in the container (ryoro) during the tea ceremony.

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