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FanEd5.1498

Folding fan with thirty-nine inner ribs of split bamboo, highly perforated, and two white plastic parent ribs. Covered with silk on one side only, painted with grey wave design with two sailing boats and birds in red, with silver glitter, on white background. Silver paper around edge. Attached to silver-coloured rivet is cord of pink silk, 25cm. long (double), knotted, with tassels at end, strung with an imitation pearl.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, paper, adhesive, metal, paint and plastic
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1497

Closing fan with thirteen inner ribs of split bamboo and two varnished bamboo parent ribs. Covered on both sides with ecru-coloured paper printed on one side with scene of snow-covered mountain, green and yellow mountainside, and black trees. Inscription of nine Chinese characters in black, with two-character red seal.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, ink, adhesive and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1496

Folding fan with thirty-eight inner ribs of split bamboo and two perforated orange lacquered parent ribs. Covered with silver coloured paper on both sides, painted with design of flowers and leaves in light and dark red, yellow, black and white. Through white plastic rivet is strung a cord of pink silk 9 cm. Long (doubled), knotted, strung with transparent plastic bead.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer, silk fibre, paint, plastic, adhesive, paper and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.1495

Folding fan with thirty-three inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs. Covered with very light brown paper, painted on one side with a river scene including a boat with two figures, bamboo and trees. Two characters in black and a two character seal in red ink. Black plastic rivet.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, paint, plastic, adhesive and paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Folding FanEd1.198

A closing fan with eleven inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs. Fan face is of white paper front, and back, edged with silver paper on the top, and painted with a design of shamrocks and grass with two red seals, and a menu for August 20, 1924 in French. Fastened with a brass rivet which is broken. Design is in black, grey, green, and silver.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, ink, paint and adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Folding FanEd1.197

A closing fan with thirteen inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs. Fan is covered with white paper on one side while white gauze-covered paper is on the other side. On the latter side, there is painted a plum(?) branch, thirteen writing characters, and three seals in red. Painting is all in black.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, metal, ink, paste adhesive and paint
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Folding FanEd1.196

A closing fan with sixteen inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs with a burnt design each set into a dark rosewood piece through which a brass rivet with a ring is inserted. Fan face is covered with white paper on one side only and is blank.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal and adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Folding FanEd1.195

A closing fan with twenty-three inner ribs of split bamboo each with a butterfly(?) design burned on the base of each side and two parent ribs of bamboo each with a burned design. Each parent rib is set into a dark rosewood piece through which the brass rivet passes. Fan has light brown paper on one side only, on which a dinner menu in French is printed for June 10, 1929. Attached to the rivet, there is a knotted white silk cord, 17.5 cm. long, on which is strung an orange glass bead (red jade?). At each end of this, there is a knotted flat tassel of braided white cotton bound with gold coloured metallic thread.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, bamboo grass, metal, paste adhesive, ink, silk fibre and jade mineral
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Folding FanEd1.194

A closing fan with twenty-eight inner ribs of split bamboo each burned on the base of each side with an abstract design and two parent ribs of bamboo also with a burned design each set into a piece of dark rosewood through which passes a brass rivet. Fan has paper on one side only, white, and unpainted.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, bamboo grass, paste adhesive, wood and metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Folding FanEd1.193

A closing fan with twenty-seven inner ribs of split bamboo each with an abstract design burned on the base of each side and two parent ribs of bamboo also with burned designs while one end of each is set into a piece of dark rosewood through which is passed a brass rivet. Fan covered with light brown paper on one side and painted with a landscape scene and six characters. Upper edge is covered with very sticky cellophane tape.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, oil, round sesame seed, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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