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GUSN-39133
Black lacquered handle and pochet painted with gold leafy branches; carved inner edge of pochet; round rigid leaf, net with bamboo stips; embroidered with butterfly and flowering branch in hold, blue, pink, green; blue cord through handle with white and blue tassel.
fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
embroidering
net (textile)
painting (coating)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
bamboo (material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
butterflies
Net
Bamboo
Silk
Painted
Embroidered
Butterfly
FAN
Unknown
Estate of Miss Mary Lee Ware
1937.580
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