Fan Item Number: N2.684 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Paper hand fan with a bamboo handle, bamboo ribs, a flaring trapezoid-shape, and orange trim. One side of the fan features the image of a light green cucumber with a black character and a red stamp. The back is plain.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected between 1957 and 1959
- Owned by Anne M. Smith before 1968
- Received from Anne M. Smith (Donor) during 1968
What
- Name
- Fan
- Identification Number
- N2.684
- Type of Item
- fan
- Material
- bamboo grass, paper, watercolour paint, fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- painted, cut and glued
- Overall
- height 36.0 cm, width 19.0 cm, depth 1.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Anne M. Smith
- Received from
- Anne M. Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- between 1957 and 1959
- Ownership Date
- before 1968
- Acquisition Date
- during 1968
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0123/0030