A Gunsen or War fan, the stiff paper leaf painted recto with a red sun on gold and verso with a silver moon on black, with black lacquered wooden sticks and iron guardsticks inlaid with silver geese and corn - 12in. (32cm.), Japanese, late 19th century
A Gunsen or War fan, the stiff paper leaf painted recto with a red sun on gold and verso with a silver moon on black, with black lacquered wooden sticks and iron guardsticks inlaid with silver geese and corn - 12in. (32cm.), Japanese, late 19th century

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A Gunsen or War fan, the stiff paper leaf painted recto with a red sun on gold and verso with a silver moon on black, with black lacquered wooden sticks and iron guardsticks inlaid with silver geese and corn - 12in. (32cm.), Japanese, late 19th century
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