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An Elegant Foldable Fan
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Subject :An Elegant Foldable Fan
Published By : None
Location : Kuala Lumpur
Estimated Year : 1970
Media Type : Artifact
Source : Madam Ko Wye Fong, Kuala Lumpur
Remark :
Donated to us by Madam Ko, the folding fans (also known as Ogi in Japanese) are thought to have originated in Japan around 670 A.D. made of wooden or bamboo strips threaded together and secured by a rivet or pivot. The oldest surviving wood strip fan (Hi-ogi) was discovered in Nara City, Japan dating to 747 A.D., while the oldest known Chinese or Korean folding fans of a similar type date to the 10th Century A.D..
Filename : 20181113-001