{"product_id":"zart-paddle-fans-pack-of-10-19-5cm-blotting-card-paddle-bamboo-handle","title":"Zart Paddle Fans Pack of 10 19.5cm Blotting Card Paddle Bamboo Handle","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA blank fan that works as a fan, not just as a shape\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 fans. 19.5 x 19.5cm blotting card paddle. 17.5cm bamboo handle. Decorative tassel. $20.80 - $2.08 each.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlotting card is the right material and that is not an accident.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is thick, it takes paint and ink without buckling, and it is stiff enough to actually move air - which is the difference between a fan and a decorated square on a stick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e19.5cm is a generous surface.\u003c\/strong\u003e Big enough for a real composition rather than a motif, and it reads from across a room when it is held up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bamboo handle is a proper handle\u003c\/strong\u003e, not rolled card, so it survives a child holding it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tassel is already on\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is the sort of finishing detail that makes a student's work look complete rather than homemade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt takes paint, marker, ink and collage.\u003c\/strong\u003e Blotting card is absorbent, so ink and watercolour spread and blend on it in a way they do not on coated card.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt has a real place in LOTE and cultural studies.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand fans appear across Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Indian traditions, so the object carries a genuine conversation rather than a decorative one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne thing not published\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZart does not say what colour the tassel is or whether the card is white.\u003c\/strong\u003e If a set has to match, \u003cstrong\u003eask us\u003c\/strong\u003e - we have asked them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53793510326635,"sku":"EVFNZ005","price":20.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/2795\/8891\/files\/FNZ005_EG1.jpg?v=1788376099","url":"https:\/\/megaofficesupplies.com.au\/products\/zart-paddle-fans-pack-of-10-19-5cm-blotting-card-paddle-bamboo-handle","provider":"Mega Office Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}