A folding fan Ogi. The construction includes a screen made of soft paper secured to a number of slats with the two side slats being more solid than the rest; the slats revolve around a pivot at the base. The screen has three stripes: orange, beige and brown. The inscription on the guard made with ink in Japanese reads [translation]: “From the Japanese Delegation, the participants of the World Congress of Mothers in Lausanne in 1955”.
Hand fan. A gift from a participant in the World Congress of Mothers in Lausanne
Japan ,
August, 1955
МЗСБ КП 5505
19,7 х 28,2 х 2,3 cm
paper, bamboo, cord, handmade, manuscript
Hand fan. A gift from a participant in the World Congress of Mothers in Lausanne who visited Stalingrad in August 1955. The Japanese fan is used not so much to create a cooling airflow but as an element in traditional ceremonies, dances and as a marker of social status.
See also
Necklace. Prize of “Volga” ensemble
France ,
September 1964
Necklace. Prize of “Volga” ensemble
Necklace. Prize of "Volga" ensemble (Gagarin Palace of Culture, Volgograd) at the contest in Dijon, September 1964. It consists of 17 gold coins of 20 francs minted in 1899, 1905, 1906, 1910 and 1912, which symbolize 17 historical duchies of Burgundy.
Carved powder boxes with lids
China ,
May 1954
Carved powder boxes with lids
Carved powder boxes with lids. A gift from the delegation of Chinese cultural workers who visited Stalingrad in May 1954.
Decorative plate
Cyprus ,
24.06.1963
Decorative plate
Present of the delegation of the Progressive Party of the Working People of Cyprus (AKΣL) to the Tsaritsyn - Stalingrad Museum of Defense. The plate is decorated with a schematic map of Cyprus and the ‘Cyprus – the island of Aphrodite’ wording written in English; the rim of the plate is covered with six images of the sights of the island; on the base of the plate there is a manufacture’s mark: three crowns inside a Laurel wreath. The plate can be hung on a wall.