Folding Fan: A Children's Game

Cleveland Museum of Art

The fan is open and facing forward. The fan has a semicircular shape with a handle at the bottom. The handle is made of a light-colored material, possibly ivory or bone, and has a small rectangular piece in the center. The fan blades are made of a thin material, possibly silk or paper, and are painted with a colorful design. The design depicts a scene of people in 18th-century clothing, with men and women standing and sitting in a landscape with trees and a body of water in the background. There is a sailing ship on the water to the left and right of the scene. The border of the fan has a floral pattern and an orange-pink color. The fan is standing on a gray surface against a black background. The title of the image is "Folding Fan: A Children's Game" and the artist is unknown.