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Folding fan with leaf made of painted paper, brown lacquered wooden slats and guards with two-coloured gold lacquer decoration; attached with a white silk tassel on bottom; contained in a brown lacquered wooden fan box with two coloured gold lacquer decoration, rectangular form with indented corners and sides, and brass hinged lid.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
