Folding fan with 35 ribs (woman's fan), bamboo handle, painted paper on two sides, side 1 has black background with gold joo-i head border, gold bats & unidentified character, & meander diaper pattern surrounding landscape scene. Side 2 has black ground w/ complex scene of many figures centered around blue pagoda. Length: 27.5 cm
Donor:
Gladys "Gay" Womack and Robert Womack
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China, att.
Collector:
Martin sisters
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bamboo (material) and Paper (fiber product)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Context of use:
specific use unknown. Side 2 seems to represent scenes of religious (?) celebration and mythology. Several figures are depicted riding fabulous beasts yet others seem to be scenes from daily life.