WORLD CULTURES : ASIA
- Object Name
- Chinese fan
- Description
- Chinese hand fan made of wood and paper with at least 2 poems written in Chinese calligraphy. Such poems could be a description of one‘s lifestyle and usually contain positive affirmations. Hand fans such as this one are also waved to blow air to the body to cool oneself down in hot weather. The fan itself could be self-made and bears what seems to be a signature by an author on the calligraphy
- Catalogue Number
- BELUM.C3466
- Notes
- National Museums NI
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