Details
A Gunsen or War Fan
the paper leaf painted with the red sun on a gold ground, the verso with gold sun on a black ground, with lacquer sticks and metal guardsticks etched with dragonflies - 13in. (33cm.), Japanese, late 19th century
the paper leaf painted with the red sun on a gold ground, the verso with gold sun on a black ground, with lacquer sticks and metal guardsticks etched with dragonflies - 13in. (33cm.), Japanese, late 19th century
Literature
Illustrated Irons, N.J., Fans of Imperial Japan, p. 64-5