National Museum of Asian Art
Screen with Scattered Fans 扇面散図屛風
Tawaraya Sotatsu 俵屋宗達 (fl. ca. 1600-1643) · early 17th century
After fans were painted, they were usually mounted to framework made of wood or bamboo that the owner could fold compactly when the fan was not in use. Occasionally, fans were pasted to folding screens such as this one. Here the fan framework is painted on the gold leaf to resemble bamboo or lacquered wood.
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