Paper and bamboo hand fan (uchiwa) advertising "Shioyu, Honolulu"

Dublin Core

Title

Paper and bamboo hand fan (uchiwa) advertising "Shioyu, Honolulu"

Subject

Hand fan
Shioyu, Hawaii, Honolulu, Kimono

Description

A round uchiwa hand fan depicts a Japanese girl standing outside wearing a striped kimono with flowers in her hair. She holds an uchiwa fan with an image of a sailing ship and a clear plastic bag of small live goldfish. She appears to have been to a festival. There is a plant and a wind chime behind her. The fan is made of paper and bamboo. The reverse side of the fan has Japanese and English writing. A date and location are written in English. The bamboo spine of the fan is visible on the reverse side. The fan has a few stains and signs of wear.

Date

July 29, 1934

Contributor

Jenna Zhang & Skye Waipa

Language

Japanese and English

Type

A hand fan made from paper and bamboo, with a watercolor scene on the fan's front side

3D Objects Item Type Metadata

Color

color

Condition

Some stains and signs of wear

Decade

1930s

Material Note

bamboo, paper, ink

Graphic Description

The front side depicts a Japanese girl wearing a striped kimono with flowers in her hair. She holds an uchiwa fan with an image of a sailing ship. She also holds a clear plastic bag of goldfish. She appears to have been to a festival. There is a plant and a wind chime behind her.

Motifs

advertisement

Files

Fan A front.JPG
Fan A back writing.JPG
Fan A back.JPG

Citation

“Paper and bamboo hand fan (uchiwa) advertising "Shioyu, Honolulu",” ReEnvisioning Japan, accessed December 23, 2024, https://rej.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/8911.