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Bamboo and paper folding fan w/ 30 black painted slats held w/ copper/brass pin. Background is blue w/ black painted leaves, flowers, butterflies on one side and grasses, birds and hills on the other.
fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
cutting (dividing)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
bamboo (material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
butterflies
floral patterns
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Bamboo
Unidentified Paper
Cut
Painted
Leaf
Floral
Butterfly
Bird
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
A.A. Vantine & Co.
Unknown
Japan
10.875 x 22 x 0.875 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5010
New York state (United States)
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