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Split bamboo and paper folding fan. Fan has 24 black painted slats held w/ brass/copper pin and loop for tassle. One side of fan is polychrome painted w/ a group of men and women in a natural setting. The other has a crane next to a stream and spray of peonies and morning glories.
fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
brass (alloy)
copper (metal)
cutting (dividing)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
bamboo (material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
cranes (birds)
men (male humans)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
streams
women (female humans)
Bamboo
Cut
Painted
Unidentified Paper
Copper
Brass
Men
Women
Crane
Torah
Stream
Peony
Morning Glory
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
A.A. Vantine & Co.
Unknown
Japan
11.625 x 18 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5002
New York state (United States)
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