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<p>[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 197110, member: 105"]Is the other side blank?</p><p>After looking around, the only fans of similar shape I've been able to find are Japanese general's war fans used for signalling his troops. Sumo wrestler referees still use a similar fan. Those are all made of wood, bronze or iron. I can't find any basket weave fans like yours. So, this could turn out to mean nothing. Maybe your find is for the leader of a bird watchers group, <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie31" alt=":chicken:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie97" alt=":watching:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]56092[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiOxaDykP7QAhUj6IMKHaxYBuIQFggaMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mfa.org%2Fcollections%2Fobject%2Fuesugi-kenshin-r-and-takeda-shingen-l-at-the-battle-of-kawanakajima-234798&usg=AFQjCNHdcZ0kGnPTWFwu3fRHEpDp9N67QQ&bvm=bv.142059868,d.amc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiOxaDykP7QAhUj6IMKHaxYBuIQFggaMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mfa.org%2Fcollections%2Fobject%2Fuesugi-kenshin-r-and-takeda-shingen-l-at-the-battle-of-kawanakajima-234798&usg=AFQjCNHdcZ0kGnPTWFwu3fRHEpDp9N67QQ&bvm=bv.142059868,d.amc" rel="nofollow">Uesugi Kenshin (R) and Takeda Shingen (L) at the Battle of Kawanakajima </a></p><p>Japanese Edo period Artist Torii Kiyomasu I (Japanese, active about 1696–1716), Publisher Igaya Kan'emon (Bunkidô) (Japanese)</p><p>Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]56093[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="http://education.asianart.org/explore-resources/artwork/military-leaders-fan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://education.asianart.org/explore-resources/artwork/military-leaders-fan" rel="nofollow"><font size="6"><b>Military Leader's Fan</b></font></a></p><p>[...]In Japan military leaders used various implements, including flags, banners, and fans, to direct the movement of their troops. The object shown here is a signal fan (<i>gunbai</i>) whose shape suggests the cross-section of a gourd.</p><p><a href="http://searchcollection.asianart.org/view/objects/asitem/id/12016" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://searchcollection.asianart.org/view/objects/asitem/id/12016" rel="nofollow">Military leader's fan. Japan. Edo period (1615–1868). Bronze. <i>The Avery Brundage Collection</i>, B62M37.</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 197110, member: 105"]Is the other side blank? After looking around, the only fans of similar shape I've been able to find are Japanese general's war fans used for signalling his troops. Sumo wrestler referees still use a similar fan. Those are all made of wood, bronze or iron. I can't find any basket weave fans like yours. So, this could turn out to mean nothing. Maybe your find is for the leader of a bird watchers group, :chicken::watching:. [ATTACH=full]56092[/ATTACH] [URL='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiOxaDykP7QAhUj6IMKHaxYBuIQFggaMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mfa.org%2Fcollections%2Fobject%2Fuesugi-kenshin-r-and-takeda-shingen-l-at-the-battle-of-kawanakajima-234798&usg=AFQjCNHdcZ0kGnPTWFwu3fRHEpDp9N67QQ&bvm=bv.142059868,d.amc']Uesugi Kenshin (R) and Takeda Shingen (L) at the Battle of Kawanakajima [/URL] Japanese Edo period Artist Torii Kiyomasu I (Japanese, active about 1696–1716), Publisher Igaya Kan'emon (Bunkidô) (Japanese) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. [ATTACH=full]56093[/ATTACH] [URL='http://education.asianart.org/explore-resources/artwork/military-leaders-fan'][SIZE=6][B]Military Leader's Fan[/B][/SIZE][/URL] [...]In Japan military leaders used various implements, including flags, banners, and fans, to direct the movement of their troops. The object shown here is a signal fan ([I]gunbai[/I]) whose shape suggests the cross-section of a gourd. [URL='http://searchcollection.asianart.org/view/objects/asitem/id/12016']Military leader's fan. Japan. Edo period (1615–1868). Bronze. [I]The Avery Brundage Collection[/I], B62M37.[/URL][/QUOTE]
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