

Two fans with auspicious crane and long-lived turtle (minogame) motifs
The image depicts two folding fans. The fan in front is green with a white crane standing on wavy blue water. The back fan has a pink background with five pink and white objects on top, and a scene with a blue river and green trees on the bottom left. Both fans have ribbons hanging from the bottom. A wooden handle with a fan-shaped object at the bottom is on the right side of the image. The background is beige with Japanese writing.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1810s
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono)
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 435 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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