Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 159
A JAPANESE COMMEMORATIVE FOLDING FAN
Estimate £50 - £80 | Hammer £150
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Description
A JAPANESE COMMEMORATIVE FOLDING FAN
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.