Fan, Japan, late 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 19th century
Fan, Japan, late 19th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated late 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Paper fan with wooden sticks, Japan, late 19th century..
Museum description: Paper fan with the leaf decorated with a Japanese scene containing a pagoda, thatched houses and cherry trees on a green ground. On the reverse is a stylised bamboo ground. The sticks and guard are lengths of silk and black stained wood. There is a square brass carrying loop attached to the brass rivet. The museum record gives material recorded as wood, paper (fiber product), silk, brass; place associated: Japan.
These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- wood, paper (fiber product), silk, brass
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Paper, silk, brass and wood
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Museum object number
- T.338-1975
- Museum system number
- O486545
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.