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In the 1860s, Minton & Company, a major English ceramic producer whose wares ranged from affordable transferware to hand-decorated porcelain and large-scale monumental design, acquired books of Japanese birds and flowers. “Bamboo & Fan” is one of several Minton patterns that use the same fan template as a frame for different bird motifs. See “Japonisme: A Passion for Japan” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2 and online at: https://bit.ly/JaponismeSFO This image was posted on July 11, 2022.

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