E0733: Wooden Wheel Fan, Japan

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0733

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Personal Gear

Marks/Labels:

In pencil on handle "COE 2.50".

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
colorant ➔ paint
metal

Dimensions:

120 cm L
111 cm W
805 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Japan

Description:

Wooden fan made with thin strips of wood connected to a metal pin. Painted scene on each side. Painted scene on one side includes four women, cherry blossom trees, possibly Mount Fuji, and some chrysanthemums. Other side is a painting of flowers and a bird. Japan, Modern 1868 - present

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