Paper leaf with hand-colored engraving, ivory sticks, wood guards Background print appears to be block printed. The fan probably opriginally had metallic spangles that have deteriorated and fallen off, leaving remnants of tarnished metal in circular shapes. There is a glazing over the printed colors. Possibly gum arabic?
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt
Research in Progress
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