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Handmade Fan-Shaped Clear Glass Brushed Steel Wall Mounted Lamp Maiko, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
beautiful Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Unique Fan-Shaped Indigo Glass Brushed Bronze Wall Mounted Lamp Maiko, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Handmade Fan-Shaped Peach Glass Brushed Copper Wall Mounted Lamp Maiko Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper
Unique Fan-Shaped Indigo Glass Brushed Brass Wall Mounted Lamp Maiko, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Handmade Fan-Shaped Mint Glass Polished Brass Wall Mounted Lamp Maiko, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Handmade Fan-Shaped Clear Glass Brushed Bronze Wall Mounted Lamp Maiko Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Handmade Fan-Shaped Peach Glass Brushed Bronze Wall Mounted Lamp Maiko Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Handmade Fan-Shaped Peach Glass Brushed Brass Wall Mounted Lamp Maiko, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Handmade Fan-Shaped Clear Glass Brushed Brass Wall Mounted Lamp Maiko, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Unique Fan-Shaped Indigo Glass Brushed Copper Wall Mounted Lamp Maiko, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper
Japanese Contemporary White Blue Porcelain Charger by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
from Japan's countryside showcased on fan shaped cartouches , a signed masterpiece by highly acclaimed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Dishes and Vide-...
Materials
Porcelain
Unique Fan-Shaped Polished Steel Indigo Glass Wall Mounted Lamp Maiko, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Nickel
Handmade Fan-Shaped Polished Steel Mint Glass Wall Mounted Lamp Maiko, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Nickel
Rare Uchiwa Hana Chandelier by Ingo Maurer - Japanese Paper and Bamboo, 1970s
By Ingo Maurer, M Design
Located in Echt, NL
reference. Drawing inspiration from the traditional Japanese “uchiwa” fan, Maurer translated that subtle
Category
20th Century German Anglo-Japanese Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bamboo, Rope, Paper
6 Japanese Sterling Silver Mid-Century Cherry Blossom Cocktail/Iced Tea Straws
Located in Philadelphia, PA
flower (Japanese cherry blossom) bowl, a stylized bamboo shaft, and a figural charm attached by a jump
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Barware
Materials
Silver
Gianni Versace 1990s Japanese Inspired Silk Shirt
By Gianni Versace
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
fans, and Japanese symbols. Includes a button down front, Mandarin collar and a red/yellow trim. Shirt
Category
1990s Italian Blouses and Tops
Set of 6 Japanese Sterling Silver Mid-Century Modern Cocktail or Iced Tea Straws
Located in Philadelphia, PA
pagoda, a buddha, a teapot, a Shinto Torii gate, a thatched roof house, and a fan.
Likely Japanese
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Barware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Henryk Winograd Pure .999 Silver Repoussé Japanese Geisha Pendant
Located in New York, NY
intricately detailed relief of a Japanese geisha, holding a traditional fan and framed by blossoms and a
Category
Early 20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Silver
Japanese Style Gilt Bronze and Enamel Clock Set
By Japy Frères
Located in London, GB
trade with the West. Japanese goods—including fans, kimonos, bronzes, lacquers and silks—flooded into
Category
Antique 19th Century French Japonisme Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$10,281 / set
Llardo Madame Butterfly Japanese Geisha Figurine, Signed and Dated
Located in Plainview, NY
A 1970's Lladro figurine of a Madame Butterfly Japanese Geisha holding a fan. The figurine is
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Chinoiserie Japanned English Pagoda Bamboo Standing Corner Shelf or Etagere
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
fan-shaped and Japanned In black, with a red chinoiserie design of birds and flowers.
The back of
Category
20th Century Southeast Asian Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards
Materials
Metal
Japanese Floral Textile Pattern Print by G. A. Audsley, Paris, c. 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
century.
Collectors of textile design, fans of Japanese art, or anyone with an appreciation for
Category
Antique 1880s Prints
Materials
Paper
Henryk Winograd Japanese Geisha Pendant 999 Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Style
Located in New York, NY
image of a Japanese Geisha with her fan adorned with a flying crane, flowers and stunning hair
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Small Satsuma Earthenware Bowl
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A small Satsuma earthenware bowl, painted in overglaze enamels and gilt with three fans. Japanese
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Hana I Chandelier, Uchiwa series by Ingo Maurer for Design M, Germany, 1970
s
By Ingo Maurer, Design M
Located in Melbourne, VIC
six fans crafted from bamboo and rice paper, materials traditionally used in Japanese Uchiwa fans
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bamboo
Floor Lamp “Uchiwa” by Ingo Maurer for Design M Germany, 1977
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Rijssen, NL
This floor lamp is inspired by the traditional Japanese Uchiwa fans. Designed by the world famous
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Orchid and Bamboo (Sensu-e)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Japanese folding fan.
Unsigned
Image size: 8 3/8 x 18 1/8 inches
Mounted on support sheet from an album
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Still-life Prints
Materials
Gouache
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a Japonise woman jneeling, Europe 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Japanese woman with a fan in her hand and a bouquet of flowers. band in 925/1000 silver. Bamboo wood cane
Category
Early 20th Century European Antiquities
Materials
Metal, Silver
Blue on Blue (Single 36 x 36 inch monotype collage mounted on wood panel)
Located in Oakland, CA
different shade of blue.
I am a longtime fan of Japanese Shibori, all types of west African indigo dying
Category
2010s Minimalist Mixed Media
Materials
Birch, Paper, Mixed Media, Panel, Monotype, Photogram
Antique Blue and White Earthenware Bowl Cherry Blossom Japonism Decoration
Located in Munich, DE
Japanese iconographic imagery such as fans, plates, swallows and cranes on a sumptuous background of cherry
Category
Antique 1880s Belgian Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Le Rêve (The Dream)
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
clichés – a bamboo frame around the title, Japanese-style lettering, a fan decorated with figures from
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
STUNNING ANTIQUE MEIJI PERIOD SHIGA SHIGEAKI FAMILY ESTATE WOODBLOCK PRiNT
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
global trade as the main constituent. Here are some examples: Japanese-made round paper fans （uchiwa, 団扇
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Prints
Materials
Paper
Sensu - underwater black
white photograph - archival paper 35x51"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
composition reminiscent of the elegant curvature of a Japanese sensu fan.
Original gallery quality archival
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Sensu - underwater black
white photograph - archival paper 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
composition reminiscent of the elegant curvature of a Japanese sensu fan.
Original gallery quality archival
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Sensu - underwater black
white photograph - archival paper 16x23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
composition reminiscent of the elegant curvature of a Japanese sensu fan.
Original gallery quality archival
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Macrame Fiber Rattan
Uchiwa
Chandelier / Pendant, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
discs are inspired in Uchiwa, a Japanese traditional fan.
They are displayed around a wooden structure
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Rattan, Acrylic, Wood, Cord
$2,802 Sale Price
20% Off
Handmade Verdigris Blue Brass Clear Glass Ceiling Mounted Lamp Maiko, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
.
Maiko lighting pieces are inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Vintage Highball Cocktail Glasses Black and Gold by Gurgensen
s 1970s
By Culver Ltd., Gurgensen
s, Georges Briard
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Regency Collectible Barware cocktail glasses decorated with gold leaf with Asian fans, Japanese, Chinese
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Japanese Fans
Located in Staten Island, NY
“Japanese Fans” from the delicately detailed Works on Paper Series by American artist Barbara Clark
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
18th Century Japanese Fan
Located in New York, NY
18th century Japanese Fan shaped fabric fragment
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Textiles
Materials
Silk
Japanese Fan Design Woodcut Prints, circa 1930, Set of Nine
By Yamaoka Chinpei
Located in New York, NY
, possibly by Yamaoka Chinpei. Printed in Japan, circa 1930.
Each fan size is 9 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches.
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Prints
Materials
Paper
Retro Diamond Gold Fan Brooch
Located in Southampton, NY
Large Japanese Fan design Retro gold and diamond brooch.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Amura
Uchiwa
Chair in Blue Fabric by Andrea Quaglio
Manuela Simonelli
By Amura Lab
Located in GRUMO APPULA (BA), IT
Uchiwa draws its inspiration from nature. As in a Japanese fan, the structure that supports the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Amura
Uchiwa
Chair in Orange Fabric by Andrea Quaglio
Manuela Simonelli
By Amura Lab
Located in GRUMO APPULA (BA), IT
Uchiwa draws its inspiration from nature. As in a Japanese fan, the structure that supports the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Amura
Uchiwa
Chair in Gray Leather by Andrea Quaglio
Manuela Simonelli
By Amura Lab
Located in GRUMO APPULA (BA), IT
Uchiwa draws its inspiration from nature. As in a Japanese fan, the structure that supports the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Japanese Silk Fan, Meiji Era Japan
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Precious silk fan painted with ink and embroidered, decorated with cranes in a lake landscape. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bone, Silk
Japanese Iron Fan Shaped Standard
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese iron fan-shaped standard finial from a Shinto shrine. The front of the fan with a pair of
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
H.Ajoomal Black Onyx
Diamond Hoops with Filigree Pattern in 18kt Yellow Gold
By H.AJOOMAL FINE JEWELLERY
Located in Mumbai, IN
traditional Japanese Fans. The ear hoops have a concealed pair of hinges which open & make the earring easy to
Category
2010s Indian Artist Hoop Earrings
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Japanese Two-Panel Screen with Fans
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th-early 19th century two panel screen with scattered fans. This screen has an interesting
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Japanese Lacquer Box with Scattered Fans
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful early-mid 20th century Japanese lacquer box with design of scattered fans.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Two-Panel Japanese Screen with Scattered Fans
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful two-fold antique Japanese screen with silver leaf background, and design of scattered
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings
Materials
Paper
Pair of Large Japanese Lacquer Fan Trays
Located in New York, NY
A pair of lacquer trays, with stands.
Scattered design on black lacquer background. Gold at edges.
Stands included.
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood
$2,400 / set
Spode Stone China bowl decorated with pattern 2283.
By Spode
Located in East Geelong, VIC
with flowers, whilst the outer is filled with fantastic flowers and foliage, cartouches and a Japanese
Category
Antique 1810s English George III Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Japanese Dark Green Ceramic Oribe Ware Fan Plate, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
This beautiful Oribe confectionary plate belonged to an antique collector in Owari, Japan (1904
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Japanese Imari Plates Adorned with Fans and Dragons
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of circa 1890 Japanese plates painted with brown fans with dragons and cherry trees in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Late 17th Century Genroku Period Japanese Imari Porcelain Fan-Shaped Dish
Located in Paris, FR
The Imari porcelain fan-shaped porcelain dish decorated with underglaze blue and overglaze red
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Impressive Japanese Six-Panel Fan Screen, Meiji/Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Wonderful gold silk screen with images of hand fans.
Brocade border and back.
Black lacquer
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Silk
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Japanese Fans For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of Japanese fans for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, wood and metal, all Japanese fans available were constructed with great care. There are 55 antique and vintage Japanese fans for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Japanese fans have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of Japanese fans to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Victorian Japanese fans are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made Japanese fans over the years, but those made by Kiyoshi Hasegawa and Ito Shinsui are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Japanese Fans?
Japanese fans can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,075, while the lowest priced sells for $144 and the highest can go for as much as $145,000.
Questions About Japanese Fans
- What are Japanese fans called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A folding fan from Japan is called a “sensu” or “o-gi” while a non-folding fan is called an “uchiwa.” Both styles of hand fans were used as a material to write and communicate through as well as showcase social status. Browse a selection of authentic Japanese fans on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are three types of Japanese fans. The uchiwa is a fixed fan that is used practically to create a breeze and stay cool. The sensu or ogi fan is a folding fan that is a fashion accessory as well as cooling the user. The gunsen fan is a war fan that was used during war times for signaling and also occasionally as a weapon. Shop an array of authentic Japanese fans on 1stDibs.
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