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Fan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a black and white photograph of a fan titled "Fan" by an unidentified artist. The fan has a semicircular shape with a handle at the bottom and is positioned with the handle pointing downwards. The fan's surface features a design with alternating light and dark stripes radiating from the handle. Decorative swirling patterns and two birds are painted on the fan's surface. The fan has a black handle made of multiple thin sticks fanned out and tied together at the bottom with a small round knob. A small metal ruler is placed to the left of the fan for scale, and a small label is positioned to the right. The background of the image is a plain gray surface.

Artwork details

Date:
20th century
Medium:
Paper and metal paint / Paint
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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