Wedding Fan
mid-1800s
Maker Unknown
Korean Art
Wedding Fan, mid-1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Copper alloy; satin weave silk; silk and metal thread embroidery; and paper; diameter: 25.6 cm (10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Director's Contingent Fund 1918.558 This fan was not to cool oneself, but rather to veil a bride's face during a wedding ceremony as a gesture of chastity.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Formatted Medium
- Copper alloy; satin weave silk; silk and metal thread embroidery; and paper
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 25.6 cm (10 1/16 in.)
- Departments
- Korean Art
- Accession Number
- 1918.558
- Credit Line
- Director's Contingent Fund
- Exhibitions
- Gold Needles: Embroidery Arts from Korea
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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