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Source Description
In the Joseon period, women between the ages of 14 and 20 were matched with a husband through an arranged marriage. Even during the marriage ceremony, a bride was supposed to veil her face with this type of embroidered fan as a gesture of chastity. The fan’s body is made of paper and silk trimmed with a gilded metal rim. On the front, four cranes—one pair in blue, the other in yellow—are stitched along with auspicious clouds. The back is adorned with dragons flying amid clouds. The metal band vertically running down the center is incised with a bat, a symbol of wealth.
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Document identity
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98887
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Wedding Fan
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98887
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title
Wedding Fan
description
In the Joseon period, women between the ages of 14 and 20 were matched with a husband through an arranged marriage. Even during the marriage ceremony, a bride was supposed to veil her face with this type of embroidered fan as a gesture of chastity. The fan’s body is made of paper and silk trimmed with a gilded metal rim. On the front, four cranes—one pair in blue, the other in yellow—are stitched along with auspicious clouds. The back is adorned with dragons flying amid clouds. The metal band vertically running down the center is incised with a bat, a symbol of wealth.
date
mid-1800s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79485916
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Miscellaneous
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 25.6 cm (10 1/16 in.)
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Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
accession
1918.558
Source extras
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Copper alloy; satin weave silk; silk and metal thread embroidery; and paper
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Wedding Fan (진주선 [眞珠扇]), 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
titleInOriginalLanguage
진주선 [眞珠扇]
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
This fan was not to cool oneself, but rather to veil a bride's face during a wedding ceremony as a gesture of chastity.
citations
citation
Ye, Yonghae. "Buchae." <em>Yeyonghae chŏnjip</em>. Soeul: Daewonsa, 2002.
citation
Sim, Nam-ho. "Empirical Study on the Fan in latter Chosun Dynasty." <em>Dong asia godaehak</em> vol. 49 (March 2018): 243–270.
citation
Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. <em>The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 238, no. 133
citation
"February 2021 Object of the Month." <em>The Asian Art Newspaper: Monthly for Collectors, Dealers, Museums and Galleries, </em>31 January 2021.
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Director's Contingent Fund
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2026-05-29 05:20:35.835000
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98887
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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Copper alloy; satin weave silk; silk and metal thread embroidery; and paper
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