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Fan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white photograph of a fan titled "Fan" by an unknown artist. The fan has a semicircular shape with a rounded base and a stick handle. The fan's surface is divided into sections with alternating light and dark stripes. The top half of the fan features a pattern of overlapping circular shapes resembling flowers or petals with dark centers. The bottom half of the fan is solid black with radiating lines. The fan has a small round base at the end of the handle. The background is a plain gray surface with a white border around the edges. Handwritten numbers are on the right side of the image.

Artwork details

Date:
20th century
Medium:
Paper and metal paint / Paint
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 395 px
Museum record:
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