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Uchiwa with printed designs were first produced in Japan sometime in or prior to the 1680s. [10] One of the earliest extant examples is a 1684 ehon (picture book) by Hishikawa Moronobu (菱川師宣) entitled Uchiwazukushi (Uchiwa Pictures of Every Variety), which includes illustrations within fan-shaped frames. [11]
Handheld Brise fan from 1800. A handheld fan, or simply hand fan, is a broad, flat surface that is waved back-and-forth to create an airflow. Generally, purpose-made handheld fans are folding fans, which are shaped like a sector of a circle and made of a thin material (such as paper or feathers) mounted on slats which revolve around a pivot so that it can be closed when not in use.
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Transom windows which could be opened to provide cross-ventilation while maintaining security and privacy (due to their small size and height above floor level) were a common feature of apartments, homes, office buildings, schools, and other buildings before central air conditioning and heating became common beginning in the early-to-mid 20th century.
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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; ... The Hand Fan Museum is a museum of hand fans located in Healdsburg, ...
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