CASE 5 - MOURNING FANS

Although not every fan is intended as a mourning fan, probably some of the fans on display in this case did function in that way.  Just as people used to have special clothes for funerals and the weeks or months of mourning, there were fans designed for mourning. These mourning fans were often created in black materials to match the black clothing worn during periods of mourning.  Simplicity often marked these fans.