Fan Item Number: N2.687 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Paper hand fan with a bifurcated bamboo handle, bamboo ribs, a flaring trapezoid-shape, and orange trim. A short length of light blue woven ribbon is tied to the handle. The design consists of two raddishes in red, glack and green at the center of the fan and the reverse is unpainted.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected during 1959
- Owned by Anne M. Smith before 1968
- Received from Anne M. Smith (Donor) during 1968
What
- Name
- Fan
- Identification Number
- N2.687
- Type of Item
- fan
- Material
- paper, bamboo grass and watercolour paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- painted, glued and cut
- Overall
- height 37.3 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 0.5 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
- during 1959
- Ownership Date
- before 1968
- Acquisition Date
- during 1968
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0123/0033