KCIDigital Archives

The KCI Digital Archives on the KCI website presents image and text information for the objects in the collection, arranged in chronological order.

Fan "L'OCCIDENTALE"

© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Masayuki Hayashi

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Fan "L'OCCIDENTALE"

1911

Designer
Jeanne Paquin, Paul Iribe (illustration)
Brand
Jeanne Paquin
Label
Edité par PAQUIN-Paris-PAUL IRIBE PINXIT
Material
Vellum; pochoir of woman holding flower in scene with ocean and mountain; illustrated by Paul Iribe.
Dimension
31.5cm (height) / 26cm (width)
Inventory Number(s)
AC9173 94-39-2

Jeanne Paquin, endowed with a good business sense, produced artistic fans to advertise her fashion house, and to draw people's attention. The illustration on the fan was by Paul Iribe, an artist who was popular for his fashion illustrations. Paquin also commissioned other up-and-coming artists such as George Barbier (1882–1932) and George Lepape (1887–1971). Their designs can be found in "L'Eventail et la Fourrure chez Paquin" (1911).

1910s