Japanese Signed Two-Sided Hand Fan with Abstract Patterns singing sticks the bright blue ground

the bright blue ground

I love it just as an object (with a handy hole at the top for hanging)

Each plate measures 8

highly collectible

Japanese Signed Two-Sided Hand Fan with Abstract Patterns singing sticks the bright blue groundThis is just about the most beautiful little Japanese fan sensu that I can imagine! Constructed of what I believe is a woodblock print on paper and a bamboo structure, it is two sided, featuring a unique composition of different patterns on each side, perhaps inspired by kimono textile patterns, and executed in a wonderfully nuanced palette of purples, blues, pinks and ochres. These are punctuated with black Japanese characters, which I wish I could