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Lot Essay
Gunsen were used to give signals during battle.
Details
A Gunsen or Tessen
or Japanese war fan, the paper leaf painted with a red sun against a gold ground, the verso with a gold sun against a black ground, the sticks lacquered black, the iron guardsticks chassed with dragonflies - 13in. (33cm.), 19th century
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or Japanese war fan, the paper leaf painted with a red sun against a gold ground, the verso with a gold sun against a black ground, the sticks lacquered black, the iron guardsticks chassed with dragonflies - 13in. (33cm.), 19th century
See Illustration
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