A JAPANESE COMMEMORATIVE FOLDING FAN

£50 - £80 £150

MEIJI PERIOD, 1893

Made of paper, bamboo sticks, and a brass loop handle, printed to the inside with a panoramic view of the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893, with minute figures amongst the tall buildings and Chicago's skyline in the distance, 33.5cm.

The World Fair was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World in 1492. Japan took part and built an authentic Japanese pavilion based on the Ho-o-Do (Phoenix Hall) in Kyoto.

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