Fan Item Number: Ed5.1462 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Folding paper fan with tan bamboo ribs. Both sides of the fan are covered with white paper and has a painted circular design on the front and back. A white plastic pin holds the ribs together at one end.
History Of Use
Used in the ceremony held when completing the roof of a Japanese home. Three fans are tied to form a circle, and with a strand of hemp and streamers of folded white paper, they are bound to a cypress pole. In centre is placed a mask of ofafuku, a good luck symbol. In former times this was a lengthy ceremony in which many gifts were presented. Today the fans themselves are rarely seen and the ceremony has been dispensed with.
Iconographic Meaning
The red sun is Japan's national symbol (hino-maru).
Item History
- Made in Japan before 1953
- Collected before 1953
- Owned by Marion Stephan
- Owned by Charles H. Stephan before January 10, 1977
- Received from Charles H. Stephan (Donor) on January 10, 1977
What
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Marion Stephan and Charles H. Stephan
- Received from
- Charles H. Stephan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Collection Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before January 10, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on January 10, 1977
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0352/0052