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Fan317/2

Ivory coloured silk(?) fan with ivory coloured lace trim and white coloured floral and leaf designs with silver sequences across the length of the piece. There are thirty-one panels that are attached together by a pin and a white looped clasp found at the bottom of the fan.

Culture
Chinese
Material
ivory, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan529/39

Light-brown and white coloured fan with orange tassels at the end. The fan is painted with images of birds and branches. There are cut-out designs on the slats. Over to one side, there is a small section of white paper that is sandwiched in between layer of wood slats. Silver along the top edge.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paint, wood, fibre and paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dancing Fan1452/1 a-b

Part a is a fan. One side of the fan is gold and is decorated with a design of a branch with open blossoms and buds. There is a red seal on the lower left side. The other side is silver with black Japanese printing and has a red seal on the left side. The fan is attached to a brown coloured plastic(?) handle and has ten slats. When closed, the fan is covered in a plastic sleeve and secured by a silver band. Part b is a mount for the fan and consists of a long board with a small hole at one end and two brown ties at the other.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paper, fibre and plastic ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan484/1

Round paper fan that inserts into a small semi-circular-shaped wooden piece. Wooden piece extends into a long and narrow stick-like handle and is attached to a long cream coloured fibre cord and white tassel. On one side, the background of the fan green. Image is of a monkey dressed in red holding a bean-shaped object near a green and yellow fish. On the other side of the fan, there is a large red and black coloured threshold with two lanterns on either side.

Culture
Japanese
Material
stem, paint, silk fibre ? and paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flat FanN3.48

Flat fan made of finely-split bamboo flaring out from its attachment point to a long wooden handle painted black. Perimeter of fan is circular except for the lower edge where the handle is attached, which is straight and at right angles to handle. Fan is covered with lacquered paper on both sides, patterned with a design of four triangles radiating from centre. The top triangle is red, the one where the handle attaches is yellow, and the two at the sides are green. The area where the triangles meet is covered with a black circle enclosing an even cross. In each of the quadrants thus formed is a line going in from the edge of the circle parallel to one arm of the cross, then bending at a right angle and curving to follow the outline of the circle. The area surrounding the handle on one side is covered with a grey paper cut, and the area immediately surrounding the handle is painted orange. The fan inserted into a split in the handle, which is shaped like a pointed oval where it covers the fan, which is attached with two rivets.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, lacquer, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flat FanN3.47

Flat fan made of finely-split bamboo flaring out from its attachment point to a long wooden handle of lacquered natural light-coloured wood. Perimeter of fan is circular and scalloped except for the lower edge where the handle is attached, which is straight and at right angles to handle. Fan is covered with yellow lacquered paper on both sides. It is inserted into a split in the handle, which is flat and circular where it covers the fan, which is attached with two rivets.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, lacquer, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flat FanN3.45

Flat fan made of finely-split bamboo flaring out from its attachment point to a long wooden handle painted black. Bamboo strips are bent downwards near the perimeter of fan, those on each side bending away from centre strip. Perimeter of fan is circular except for the lower edge where the handle is attached, which is straight and at right angles to handle. Fan is covered with pieces of floral-patterned silk, cut to form a design of three swirls converging at the centre, coloured purple, orange, and pale green on one side, and grey, very pale green, and pale orange on the other. It has a narrow edging of grey paper. The fan is inserted into a split in the handle, which is flat and lozenge-shaped where it covers the fan, which is attached with two rivets.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, dye, paper, wood, metal, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flat FanN3.44

Flat fan made of finely-split bamboo flaring out from its attachment point to a long wooden handle painted black. Perimeter of fan is circular except for the lower edge where the handle is attached, which is straight and at right angles to handle. Fan is covered with lacquered paper with a design of three swirls converging at the centre, coloured red, green, and yellow. It has a narrow edging of black paper. The fan is inserted into a split in the handle, which is flat and shaped like a pointed oval where it covers the fan, which is attached with two rivets. The shape of the handle is repeated with an outline of orange paint on the fan.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, lacquer, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's Flat FanN3.43

Flat fan made of finely-split bamboo flaring out from its attachment point to a long wooden handle painted black. Perimeter of fan is circular except for the lower edge where the handle is attached, which is straight and at right angles to handle. Fan is covered with lacquered paper with a design of three swirls converging at the centre, coloured red, green, and yellow. It has a narrow edging of black paper around the outside edge. The fan is inserted into a split in the handle, which is flat and shaped like a pointed oval where it covers the fan, which is attached with two rivets. The shape of the handle is repeated with an outline of orange paint on the fan.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, lacquer, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanN2.705

Collapsible fan consisting of folded silver paper that has four columns of Japanese characters painted in black, and which is supported by three black lacquered bamboo ribs and two outer, wide lacquered ribs. The reverse side of the paper is gold.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, lacquer, paint and paper
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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