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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;L0z, post: 208267, member: 3918&quot;]Hi guys</p><p><br /></p><p>Firstly, not sure if i&#039;m posting in the right section, so please feel free to move it to a more relevant forum if need be <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie79" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am really eager to learn some more about this beautiful Japanese fan I bought some time ago. I have hunted high and low for something similar, but haven&#039;t really had a lot of luck. Anything remotely similar interestingly seems to be quite valuable and I&#039;d love to find out more about this and whether or not it&#039;s the item that makes me a millionaire LOL <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie42" alt=":droid:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>What I do know about it, is compared to lot&#039;s of others I have seen, it&#039;s extremely good quality and well made. The sticks are made from bamboo and feature some beautifully written Japanese calligraphy that has been hand carved ON BOTH SIDES. Unfortunately I don&#039;t speak Japanese so have absolutely no clue whatsoever to what its says. It does make this stand out as a quite unique item though and it would be great if someone who understands Japanese was able to translate this, which will no doubt reveal everything that&#039;s need to know about this wonderful item. The fan itself is a golden silk and both sides feature some fantastic art, which I&#039;ve worked out as being the 12 Zodiac signs, year of the tiger, rabbit, monkey etc etc. I believe that the marks displayed to the right </p><p>on one side of the fan are the makers mark - again, would be fantastic if I was able to establish this.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no clue if it&#039;s antique or modern, I just know its a very good quality hand carved, possibly hand painted Japanese fan and any information or knowledge on this would be really appreciated <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]60473[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]60474[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]60475[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]60476[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]60477[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]60478[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]60479[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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