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Wedding Fan, mid-1800s. Copper alloy; satin weave silk; silk and metal thread embroidery; and paper, Diameter: 25.6 cm (10 1/16 in.). Director's Contingent Fund, 1918.558. CC0.
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.