Fan with box

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

E-166A: A front view of the fan
E-166A

A front view of the fan

Name/Title

Fan with box

Entry/Object ID

E-166-AB

Description

A Japanese rice paper fan, colored pink and cream. The front of the fan is pink, which fades to white, with a gold design of a person on a raft, surrounded by trees. The back of the fan is a cream color, with another simple line drawing of a person on a raft, wearing what looks like a kasa hat. Tree branches hang around them. A small three sides tassel hangs off a light orange tassel at the end of the fans handle. The fan is housed in a basal wood box with a red label. See links below to learn more.

Use

Japanese fans are most typically used to keep cool during the hot and humid Japanese summer times, and they remain as an important artistic tool and stylish fashion accessory as well.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Ethnography

Acquisition

Accession

07.01.7

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Japan

Material

Paper, Wood

Color

Cream, Pink, Gold

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Notes

Scratch marks inside box, along with a red stain on top, and an indentation on back of the case. The fan has a few light stains on the back, along with a small mark on the front. Both these marks are not noticeable at first glance.

Web Links and URLs

About Japanese fans, What is a kasa hat?