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Rigid fan (pien mien)

Late 19th to early 20th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniquePaper; wire; bamboo
DimensionsOverall: 46 x 67.5cm (18 1/8 x 26 9/16in.)
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.469
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceOldham Collection; Gift of Esther Oldham to the MFA on June 9, 1976
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