Paper fan with printed picture of a man and four frogs. [LKG 18/09/2009]

Collection type: Object
Description: Paper fan with printed picture of a man and four frogs. [LKG 18/09/2009]
Long description: Paper fan with printed picture of a man and four frogs. The man is holding a large yellow and black parasol and wears a purple kimono with a green long armed coat over the top. The cuffs of this coat are red. There are two bright green frogs and two grey. In the background is a river and the ground around it is grey. The handle of the fan is painted green and there is a yellow fan style design printed above it on the bottom of the fan head. On the reverse side of the fan is a picture of a flying bat with a bright red mouth. [LKG 18/09/2009]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Alan Herbert Coltart; PRM source Catherine Gladys Coltart
Date / Period: Date made: Circa by 1907
Date collected: 1907
Acquisition information: Donated: 1958
Materials and processes: Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Printed
Dimensions: Length 120 mm, Width 80 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1958.2.22
Research and responses: This object was viewed by members of the Fan Circle International during a visit in May 2012. They made the following comments: The pictures are Japanese mangas by Hiroshige. [El.B 06/08/2012]