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Split bamboo and paper oval fan. One side w/ printed or painted spray of leaves and flowers in blue and the other painted or printed w/ a peacock's tail in black, green and blue. Handle painted black.
fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
cutting (dividing)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
printing (process)
bamboo (material)
floral patterns
figure- and animal-derived motifs
peafowl
Unidentified Paper
Cut
Transfer Printed
Painted
Bamboo
Spray
Peacock
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
A.A. Vantine & Co.
Unknown
Japan
14.25 x 4.625 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4984
New York state (United States)
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