Vintage Japanese Folding Fan Sensu
This is a traditional Japanese folding fan called a sensu. This fan is one of the tea ceremony items, but you can use it when it's hot or as a decorative item.
It features a chicken family and plants against a flowing green background on one side, and calligraphic signatures of the Omotesenke successive masters on the other side. The bamboo frame has black outer ribs and natural brown inner ribs.
- Off-white, green, yellow, red, black, brown
- Paper, bamboo
- C1980
- Kanji: 表千家 歴代宗匠花押集 signatures of the Omotesenke successive masters, 初代 利休 the founder Rikyu
- Fan approx. 19.5 cm long x 30.5 cm wide
- Item weight: 15 grams
- Packed weight: 215 grams
- Good condition considering age. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos.
- Acquired at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan
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