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The background of this painting by Claude Monet features numerous ukiyo-e fans affixed to it. Around
1876, when this painting was created, our shop was exporting many fans and ukiyo-e prints to France.
Part of this painting depicts fans that our shop produced as a publisher. The product we
have worked to reproduce from these fans is the “Ukiyo-e Fan: Crane.”
Although the initial designs were presented in 2020 (see Designs 1 and 2 below), here is the background behind how we arrived at Design 2.
To give folding fan a luxurious appearance, Proposal 2 features a print using the foil-sprinkling technique.
Draft 1
Option 2
The initial design folding fan this Monet folding fan was proposed in 2020. We spoke with President Yoshida in detail about the process leading up to its production.
We have reproduced it as faithfully as possible based on the illustration. The colors of the fan—"red," "white," and "blue"—are believed to represent the French flag.
We hope you’ll use it not only as a way to stay cool in the summer but also as a room decoration.
Since we serve as a bridge between Japan and France, we hope you’ll use our products as souvenirs for French people or as gifts for French companies.
Please purchase this item at our stores or online shop.
I’ve heard that this painting by Claude Monet is currently in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The subject of the painting is Monet’s wife, Camille Donchu.
She is wearing a red kimono adorned with vivid autumn foliage and a samurai.
From the 1860s to the 1870s, Europe experienced a period known as “Japonism,” characterized by an influence from Japanese art and culture.
The gardens in the village of Giverny, near Paris, France—famous for Monet’s garden—have a distinct Japanese aesthetic, and his home houses a large collection of ukiyo-e prints by artists such as Kuniyoshi and Hokusai.
This painting was also hanging on the hotel wall.