One Thousand Faces Public Audience fan Gender and clothing Gender and space Sexual division of labour Today, we usually associate fans with female attire, but throughout history, especially in Asian cultures, this object has been used by both men and women. We can see...
Fan with Rococo inspired romantic scene Gender and social class Gender and clothing Gender and space It is not difficult to find a relationship between the motifs we see on this fan and works by established artists in which courtship and the use of the fan by the...
Bridal fan Gender roles Gender and social class Gender and clothing It is generally accepted that it was during the Victorian era when white became the colour of wedding dresses and therefore, the moment when women must have begun using a light-coloured fan for her...
Women in the fan industry Sexual division of labour Gender and clothing Gender and space Traditionally, fan workshops were run by men, known as master fanmakers. They were responsible for the financial management of the company and the ribbing process, cutting out,...
Farm scene Gender and social class Motherhood Family and relationships The attributes of motherhood in female representations have been found since ancient times in examples such as the so-called Venus figurines of the Palaeolithic Age, the images of breastfeeding...
