Fan Item Number: N2.674 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. One side of the fan features an image of a man seated in a boat. A short length of orange cord is tied to the handle.
Narrative
Collected by the paper making library & museum, Tokyo, between 1957 and 1959.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected between 1957 and 1959
- Owned by Paper Making Library & Museum
- Owned by Anne M. Smith before October 1968
- Received from Anne M. Smith (Donor) during October 1968
What
- Name
- Fan
- Identification Number
- N2.674
- Type of Item
- fan
- Material
- bamboo grass, paper, fibre, watercolour paint and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- painted, glued and cut
- Overall
- height 40.0 cm, width 27.5 cm, depth 1.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Paper Making Library & Museum and 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 October 1968
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1968
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0153/0007