Fan Shaped Souvenir from The Kyoto Fan Makers Association, Golden Gate International Exposition
Printed in Japan: 1939. A single-fold souvenir die-cut in the shape of a full hand-fan when open. Cover illustrations depicts Japanese sights including Mt Fuji on the front and a teahouse scene with women preparing food with men looking-on on the reverse. The narrative discussing hand fans is written in verse. Serene border decorations. The four (4) sections are:
Grace and Beauty
Dignity and Calmness
Home and Fan
Kyoto and Fan
Kyoto and Fan begins
Fan-making is one of the few machineless industries thriving in Kyoto today, - in the machine age of ours
No industry requires more dexterity than fan-making.
Every process is done by human hands.
Measures 5" x 8 1/4" Light wear.
Price: $90.00
Item #20203758