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Hand-painted red paper hand fan

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Museu da Moda Brasileira

Museu da Moda Brasileira
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Red paper hand fan, with two faces and hand-painted. In the foreground, children playing with toy horses. Chinese ideograms on black. On the other, pink flowers with foliage and dragonflies. Thirty sticks, including masts, in dark wood. Master sticks with mother of pearl and bone applications: on one side a flower, and on the other a butterfly. Twisted metal handle.

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  • Title: Hand-painted red paper hand fan
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location Created: China
  • Physical Dimensions: A 47.0 X Env 85.2 cm
  • Provenance: The country that produces the most hand fans today is China, precisely the place where the articulated fan was created.
  • Type: Hand fan
  • Photographer: Caique Bellato
  • Rights: GOVERNO DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO / SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE CULTURA / FUNDAÇÃO ANITA MANTUANO DE ARTES DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO – FUNARJ / CASA DA MARQUESA DE SANTOS - MUSEU DA MODA BRASILEIRA
  • Medium: Paper, bone, paint, notch, montage, collage
Museu da Moda Brasileira

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