摘要
像扇子这样具有3000多年的历史、集实用性、装饰性和礼仪意义于一体的艺术品实不多见。扇子不仅仅是一种乘凉用具,更是一件艺术品,一 种社会地位的象征,甚至是一种信息沟通的工具。
Few art forms combine functional, ceremonial and decorative uses as elegantly as the fan. Fewer still can match such diversity with a history stretching back at least 3,000 years. More than a simple cooling device, the fan became a piece of art, a symbol of social status and even a means of communication, as a culture of fan gestures developed, expressing in a subtle way one's moods and feelings.
