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Waves by Nakamura Hōchū, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Waves

Nakamura Hōchū (d. 1819)

late 1700s-early 1800s · Painting, fan painting mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color with gold on paper

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A Vignette of Life on the Frontier by Jiao Bingzhen, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Vignette of Life on the Frontier

Jiao Bingzhen (d. 1726)

c. 1717–22 · Painting, Folding fan; ink and color on paper

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Fan by Marie Gallois, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Fan

Marie Gallois

c. 1850–1870 · Miscellaneous, Leaf: gouache on paper; sticks and guards: mother-of-pearl; pivot: gold

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Folding Fan: Departure of Aurora by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Folding Fan: Departure of Aurora

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c. 1750 · Miscellaneous, leaf: gouache on skin; frame: mother-of-pearl and wood with painted decoration in relief

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Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Folding Fans (Suehiro) by Kamisaka Sekka, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Folding Fans (Suehiro)

Kamisaka Sekka (d. 1942)

1909–10 · Bound Volume, color woodcuts with gold and silver

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Folding Fan: Landscape with Ancient Ruins by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Folding Fan: Landscape with Ancient Ruins

Unrecorded maker

c. 1790 · Miscellaneous, leaf: gouache on skin; frame: pierced ivory with metal and mother-of-pearl inlays

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Folding Fan: Chantilly Lace by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Folding Fan: Chantilly Lace

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c. 1870 · Miscellaneous, black "Chantilly" lace over silk lining, white silk tassel; frame: mother-of-pearl

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Folding Fan: A Children's Game by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Folding Fan: A Children's Game

Unrecorded maker

c. 1760 · Miscellaneous, leaf: gouache on paper; frame: ivory

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Folding Fan: Mythological Scene with Diana by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Folding Fan: Mythological Scene with Diana

Unrecorded maker

c. 1730 · Miscellaneous, tortoise-shell sticks, painted skin

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Folding Fan: Figures and Ornaments in Applique by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Folding Fan: Figures and Ornaments in Applique

Unrecorded maker

c. 1770 · Miscellaneous, leaf: net, paper; frame: ivory with gold and silver inlays

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