Oval split bamboo and paper fan. One side polychrome painted or printed w/ a Japanese? man in a cherry tree beneath which is a spray of peonies and a demon. Reverse has a figure of a demon in grass or feather skirt printed or painted in black and red.
fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
cutting (dividing)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
printing (process)
bamboo (material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
men (male humans)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Unidentified Paper
Cut
Transfer Printed
Painted
Bamboo
Man
Peony
Devil
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
A.A. Vantine & Co.
Unknown
Japan
8.625 x 4.625 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4986
New York state (United States)
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