Hand Fan

Hand Fan is a subject in art. The gallery holds 200 works in this subject in art, including works by Titian, Paolo Veronese and Claude Monet.

A handheld fan, or simply hand fan, is a broad, flat surface that is waved back and forth to create an airflow. Generally, purpose-made handheld fans are folding fans, which are shaped like a sector of a circle and made of a thin material (such as paper or feathers) mounted on slats which revolve around a pivot so that it can be closed when not in use.