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Japanese Embroidered Fan 19th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
In good condition
From a private collection
Free international shipping
Japanese Embroidered Fan
Category
Antique 19th Century Textiles
Materials
Textile
Vintage Japanese Brown Lacquer Fan Case, Showa Period, 1960
s, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Japanese maki-e lacquer decorated fan box, Showa era, 1960's, Japan.
The long rectangular
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
An ‘Uchiwa’ Floor Lamp by Ingo Maurer for M Design - Germany, 1977
By Design M, Ingo Maurer
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
inspired by traditional Japanese fans during the 1970s.
His interest at that time was focused in the
Category
Vintage 1970s German Japonisme Floor Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Parchment Paper
Antique Lacquer or Ceramic Netsuke Hotei with Fan 19th Century, Japanese, Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece.
Hotei with fan.
Condition
Overall condition very nice
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Six Panel Meiji Screen of Scattered Fans
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large scale dramatic Japanese late 19th-early 20th century Meiji screen depicting numerous
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf
Japanese Silk Haori Jacket for Men 1950s Small Fans
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Japanese Haori jacket for men made in 1950s (Showa era) and made with silk.
It is
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
Very Large ‘Uchiwa’ Floor Lamp by Ingo Maurer, 1977
By M Design, Ingo Maurer
Located in Echt, NL
lamps from traditional Japanese fans.
We offer a variety of insured shipping services, ask us for the
Category
20th Century German Japonisme Floor Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Parchment Paper
Japanese Antique Brilliant Colors Twenty Woodblock Fan Prints Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese antique brilliant colors woodblock FAN prints, set of twenty (20), Meiji period, late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Prints
Materials
Paper
Set of 8 Antique 19th Century Japanese Hand Painted Fans
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a beautiful collection of antique fans mounted in fan-shaped frames. Each fan is lovely in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Shadow Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Antique Brilliant Colors Ten Woodblock Fan Prints Immediately Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese antique brilliant colors woodblock FAN prints, set of ten (10), Meiji period.
Immediately
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Rimpa Painting of Fans on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Rimpa painting of fans on gold. A beautifully painted Edo period (early
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese 89 Antique Brilliant Color Woodblock Fan Prints Immediately Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
, printed, and then placed on Japanese hand fans for resale or souvenirs. (see last photo) They have a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Brilliant Colors Ten Woodblock Fan Prints Immediately Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese antique brilliant colors woodblock FAN prints, set of ten (10), Meiji period, #3
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Brilliant Colors Twenty Woodblock Fan Prints Frameable, #2
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese antique brilliant colors woodblock FAN prints, set of twenty (20), Meiji period., #2
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Brilliant Colors Ten Woodblock Fan Prints Immediately Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese antique brilliant colors woodblock FAN prints, set of ten (10), Meiji period., #4
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Fine Birds, Fish, Dragon
Flowers "Fan" Hand Painted Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
A fine early small scale Japanese hand-painted six-panel folding screen byobu conceived in a unique
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Sumo Referee
s Fan ‘Gunbai’, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century sumo referee's fan ‘gunbai’, Japan
Gunbai have a long history
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Meiji Period Kutani Fan Shaped Dishes, Set of Five
Located in Austin, TX
A beautifully decorated set of five Kutani porcelain fan shaped dishes, featuring a design of
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Japanese Shakudo Fan Earrings with Sea Life Motifs
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
Japanese art became a major inspiration to artists and makers in the West following the forced re
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Drop Earrings
Materials
Gold, 9k Gold, Shakudo
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate Insects and Seashells Fans
Located in Long Island City, NY
A highly decorative antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel plate,
. The interior of the plate is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tableware
Materials
Enamel
Ultra Rare Uchiwa ‘Yotsuba II’ Chandelier by Ingo Maurer, 1973
By Ingo Maurer, M Design
Located in Echt, NL
Japanese fans.
References: Mangiarotti, Space Age, midcentury Design, Postwar, Sixties, Seventies
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bamboo, Wood, Paper
Fan Shaped Imari Serving Plate, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Imari fan shaped Meiji Period porcelain serving plate. It has been decorated by hand in an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Fine Hand Cast Fan Art Tea Pot Chagama Immediately Usable
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions Travels.
Here's a finely cast Japanese traditional iron
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Multi-Colored Fan-Shaped Oyster Plate Ca. 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very rare antique Japanese hand-painted porcelain oyster plate in an unusual fan-shape signed
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Antique 19th Century Japanese Hand-Painted Fans in Shadowboxes.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of 4 antique 19th century Japanese hand-painted fans in shadowboxes.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Shadow Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Japanese Meiji Blue and White Scalloped Charger with Fans, Phoenix and Birds
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $650....Beautiful Meiji Period blue and white Japanese Imari Charger with medallions
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
1950
S Cranberry Red Japanese Silk Fan Print Kimono
Located in New York, NY
1950'S Cranberry Red Japanese Silk Fan Print Kimono
Category
1950s Car Coats
Five Japanese Hand-Painted "Gold Brocade" Fan Bowls Mint, Signed and Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Mint, signed and boxed
A wonderful Japanese antique collection of five (5) attractive hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Under Wing of Dove (Minimalist White Three Dimensional Wall Sculpture)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
is incredibly lightweight and seems to float on the wall, taking on characteristics of a Japanese fan
Category
2010s Minimalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Foam Board
Large High Quality Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Takara-Mono and Fans
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Japanese Cloisonne , late Meiji period, enamel over gilt copper vase.
The vase has
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Pair Of Antique Aesthetic Movement Portraits, Original Watercolour Paintings
Located in Bristol, GB
Lady Muriel with strawberry blond plaited hair, a lace shawl and holding a Japanese fan standing in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint, Glass
Japanese Antique Lacquer Natsume (box for matcha powder) Mt.Fuji and Fans 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a box for the matcha powder using while tea ceremony in Japan.
It is called 'Natsume'. It
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Unusual quality pair of antique Japanese imari fan shaped plates
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual quality pair of antique Japanese imari fan shaped plates, having a quality pair of unusual
Category
Early 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 5 Japanese Black Lacquer Fan Shaped Serving Plates with Seasonal Designs
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A set of five black lacquer fan shaped serving plates with scalloped carved surfaces, rather
Category
20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Victorian Platinum 14 Karat Gold Mixed Metal Japanese Uchiwa Fan Stickpin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as an Uchiwa style Japanese round fan depicting a nature scene
With applied engraved
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Brooches
Materials
Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Bather by Lake - 19th Century Oil, Nude Figure in Landscape by C Sprague Pearce
By Charles Sprague Pearce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
, which shows a European women in a kimono with a Japanese fan.
Pearce was made Chevalier of the Order
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Japanese Fauvist Colorful Oil Painting Chinese Ceramic Jars with Fan and Apple
Located in Surfside, FL
Yoshio Aoyama (Japanese, 1894-1996) "Nature Morte". Oil on canvas. 1981. Signed 'Aoyama' (upper
Category
1980s Fauvist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Japanese Fauvist Colorful Oil Painting Chinese Ceramic Jars with Fan and Apple
Located in Surfside, FL
Yoshio Aoyama (Japanese, 1894-1996) "Nature Morte". Oil on canvas. 1981. Signed 'Aoyama' (upper
Category
1980s Fauvist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Taisho Period Golden Screen with Fans
Located in Fukuoka, JP
traditional Japanese scenes. Each fan showcases a unique tableau, from scholars to moonlit nights, red maple
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
17th century Rare Samurai War fan
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A rare Samurai Gunsen war fan from the Mid-Edo period (17th-18th century), adorned with the
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Gold Leaf
Antique English Fan Pattern Plate by Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Ross, CA
19th Century plate made in England by Wedgwood, the pattern, part of the Fan collection is called
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique English Fan Pattern Plate by Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Ross, CA
19th Century plate made in England by Wedgwood, the pattern, part of the Fan collection is called
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Imari Fan Arita Porcelain Dinner Service, 26 Pcs.
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Astoria, NY
Imari Fan Arita Porcelain Dinnerware Service, each with gilt borders and marked "Imari Fan / I
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Other Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
1930
s Silk Printed Fan Pattern Kimono w/ Metallics
Located in Gresham, OR
A gorgeous 1930's silk kimono with ivory, orange and silver (paint stamped) fan pattern. Lined and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Robes
Pair of 19th Century Tansu Chests with Fan Shaped Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of 19th Century Tansu Chests is from Japan and is made from Kiri Wood during the late
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Large Fan Sconces by Ingo Maurer
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pair of large "Uchiwa III" fan sconces by Ingo Maurer for his founded firm Design M. The bamboo
Category
20th Century German Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bamboo
Wedgwood Majolica Fan Pattern Cup and Saucer Set, C. 1876
By Wedgwood
Located in Ross, CA
Wedgwood Argenta Fan pattern cup and saucer, the English registry date stamp marks it to 1876
Category
Antique 1870s English Anglo-Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Beauty Holding Fan with Mica Background
By Ito Shinsui
Located in Burbank, CA
“Woman in a Chignon.” A beauty in a summer kimono holds a translucent net fan and looks
Category
1920s Showa Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
“The Model” by Charles Shepard Chapman
Located in Sheffield, MA
a Japanese Fan”. This painting by Chapman shows many of these influences as seen in the curtain in
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
A large porcelain plate finely decorated in polychrome with two fans
Located in Milano, IT
Large porcelain plate finely decorated in polychrome with two fans in the center: one with a brown
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Magnificent "Blue Fan" Sculpture by Laszlo Lukacsi
By Laszlo Lukacsi
Located in Berlin, DE
. Winner of Gold Prize at International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa, Japan.
The fan has a minimal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Meiji Period Rice Straw Comb, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Young Museum, San Francisco
The caption of the last photo: Winnowing rice in Japan, using the large
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Mounted Objects
Materials
Steel
Late 19th Century Meiji Period Fan Shaped Serving Dish
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Meiji period, late 19th century, fan shaped serving dish. Decorated in the manner of a Japanese
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Victorian Aesthetic Movement Brass Peacock Fire Guard or Spark Guard 1880’s
Located in London, GB
, peacock feathers, fragile blue-and-white china and Japanese fans.
Category
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Metal, Brass
Goldscheider Vienna Art Deco Figurine
Fan Lady
by Josef Lorenzl, circa 1929
By Josef Lorenzl, Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Lady in Japanese Costume with large fan
Manufactory: Goldscheider Vienna / Austria
Dating of
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Kent Raible Shell Drop Pendant with Blue Sapphire and 18 Karat Gold Granulation
By Kent Raible
Located in Mossrock, WA
pear shaped Blue Sapphire, creating an elegant shape reminiscent of an alluring Japanese fan or a
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Kent Raible Shell Drop Pendant with Green Garnet and 18 Karat Gold Granulation
By Kent Raible
Located in Mossrock, WA
Green Grossular Garnet, creating an elegant shape reminiscent of an alluring Japanese fan or a
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
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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
- 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.
- 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.
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