Genders of Handheld Fans - the Power of Social Prejudices in Late Imperial China
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Shi, Jingxian
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Falconer, Morgan
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2020
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
51
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.A.
Body granting the degree
Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York
Text preceding or following the note
2020
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This curatorial project introduces an exhibition on handheld fans in Late Imperial China. The main theme of the exhibition is the relationship between gender and the differentiated uses and designs of handheld fans. This exhibition will include physical handheld fans as well as images containing fans to provide a window into how these fans were used on a daily basis. The aim of the exhibition is to remind people of the subtle ways daily utensils are gendered and to increase awareness of women's objects in the exploration of Chinese traditional culture.