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Fan

Object Name:
Fan
Object ID:
1996.520.37
Place of Origin:
Japan
Date:
1875-1900
Description:
Folding fan. Pleated paper leaf on bamboo sticks. Leaf has painted decoration on both sides. Side one has 12 Japanese figures, and side two has tree, green foliage, pink and purple flowers, and red and green bird. Ivory guard sticks decorated with applied insects. Pink and purple tassels with glass beads. No loop.
Material:
Wood
Paper
Skeletal
Dimensions:
H-10.6 W-19.7 D-0.6 inches
Provenance:
Found in collection, 1982.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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