Fan Item Number: Ed5.1522 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Folding paper hand fan with bamboo ribs. Leaf is silver speckled on white on one side, and gold speckled on other side. Bamboo leaves and branches are painted in gold on the exterior of the ribs. Small insect in red and white on each rib.
Narrative
Collected by J. H. Morris while he was chief engineer for Seoul Railway, Korea.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected between 1899 and 1939
- Owned by Marion Stephan before August 1964
- Received from Marion Stephan (Donor) during August 1964
What
- Name
- Fan
- Identification Number
- Ed5.1522
- Type of Item
- fan
- Material
- lacquer, brass metal, bamboo grass and paper
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, lacquered, folded and glued
- Overall
- height 27.5 cm, width 49.0 cm, depth 2.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Marion Stephan
- Received from
- Marion Stephan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- between 1899 and 1939
- Ownership Date
- before August 1964
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1964
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0113/0056