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Ingo Maurer Uchiwa III Wall Lamp by Ingo Maurer for M Design, Germany, 1970s
By M Design, Ingo Maurer
Located in Hitchin, England
the Japanese for fan, were handmade from bamboo, wicker and Japanese rice paper. Maurer travelled to
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Ingo Maurer Uchiwa III Wall Lamp by Ingo Maurer for M Design, Germany, 1970s
By M Design, Ingo Maurer
Located in Hitchin, England
the Japanese for fan, were handmade from bamboo, wicker and Japanese rice paper. Maurer travelled to
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Uchiwa I Large Wall Lamps by Ingo Maurer for Design M, Germany, 1973
By Ingo Maurer, Design M
Located in Melbourne, VIC
traditional Japanese "Uchiwa" (fan) motifs, Maurer's design infuses a sense of the Far East into modern
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bamboo
Ingo Maurer Uchiwa III Wall Lamp by Ingo Maurer for M Design, Germany, 1970s
By M Design, Ingo Maurer
Located in Hitchin, England
the Japanese for fan, were handmade from bamboo, wicker and Japanese rice paper. Maurer travelled to
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Ingo Maurer Uchiwa Pair of Paper Wall Lights, Germany, 1970
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Vienna, AT
Japanese Uchiwa is a fan basically) made from paper and bamboo in fair to good condition. Measurements are
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Macrame Fiber and Rattan
Uchiwa
Chandelier or Pendant, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
. These discs are inspired in Uchiwa, a Japanese traditional fan.
They are displayed around a wooden
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Rattan, Acrylic, Wood, Cord
1970s Ingo Maurer Uchiwa Pendant Light for Design M
By Ingo Maurer
Located in London, GB
Uchiwa series, borrowing from traditional Japanese techniques of fan making to create graceful new
Category
Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bamboo
Rare "Hana I" pendant lamp by Ingo Maurer for Design M, Germany 1974
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Vienna, AT
from six bamboo and rice paper panels, traditional materials of Japanese Uchiwa fans, this unique
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Linen, Bamboo, Parchment Paper
Maiko Ceiling Mounted Brass and Clear, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
: Brass
Maiko lighting pieces are inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding fans held by geishas and
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Maiko Ceiling Mounted Brass and Clear, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Material: Brass
Maiko lighting pieces are inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding fans held by
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Japanese Fan Painting
Located in New York, NY
Framed antique Japanese fan painting with figures in a boat.
Matted and framed under glass.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
FRAMED ANTIQUE JAPANESE FAN
Located in Essex, MA
An antique framed Japanese fan, decorated with hand painted and gilded scene of warriors on
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Walnut
Japanese Fan Obi
Located in San Francisco, CA
gold threads woven through repeating fan designs depict traditional Japanese motif for celebration. It
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Textiles
Materials
Silk
$1,050
Japanese Fan Ranma
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Taisho period Japanese ranma or transom was originally used as decoration above doorways
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Elm, Cypress
Japanese Fan Brass Incense Burner
Located in Richmond, VA
Beautiful solid brass incense burner in the shape of a fan, marked Japan.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
18th century Japanese Fan Mounted as a Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early edo period fan circa 1800, framed and mounted as a side table in England circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century End Tables
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glass
Japanese Gilt Metal Mounted and Lacquer Hasami-Bako
Located in New York, NY
The superb lacquer work adorned with Japanese fans depicting naturalistic worlds and classical
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
18th c. Japanese Screen with Fans
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and interesting 18th century Japanese two panel screen with design of scattered fans on a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Japanese Pair of Ranma with Fan Carvings
Located in New York, NY
Pair of pierced ranma (transom) with carved keyaki wood details in the shape of fans.
Category
20th Century Japanese Sculptures
Unusual pair of 1976 Uchiwa hanging lamps by Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Antwerp, BE
Uchiwa is a traditional Japanese fan made from bamboo and paper. Ingo Maurer made a series of wall
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wire
Japanese Two Fold Screen with Fans on Silver Leaf
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous large two panel screen with scattered fans of various ages (17th-19th century), applied
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Japanese Screen
Furosaki
with Gilded Ground and Fans, Late 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
The compositions with fans were typical of Tawaraya Sotatsu school in Kyoto at the end of Ken'ei
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Fans Screen
Located in New York, NY
Six-panel folding gold-leaf screen with 18 fan cartouches of various shapes, finely painted in ink
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tessen, Japanese Fighting Fan Mid Edo Period
1615 - 1867
, Iron, Paper, Bamboo
Located in Milano, IT
hands or tucked in the obi (belt), the folding fan played a significant role in Japanese etiquette
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Iron
Bird
Fan Obi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese silk brocade maru obi (woman's kimono belt) from the Meiji period (circa 1900). Maru obis
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Textiles
Materials
Silk
$1,050
Wedding Fan Obi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese silk brocade maru obi (woman's kimono belt). Meiji period (c. 1890). Maru obi is the most
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Textiles
Materials
Brocade, Silk
$1,050
A Japanese Long War Fan, ‘Gunbai Uchiwa’, Late Edo Period, 18th-19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
were referred to as jineigu. Among them, the gunbai uchiwa, a fixed fan, was the equipment that was
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Hanae Mori Couture Beaded "Fan" Caftan / Dress
By Hanae Mori
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Hanae Mori Couture Beaded "Fan" Caftan and Dress.
Featuring a sleeveless black silk dress and a
Category
1970s Japanese Sheath Dresses
19th Century pair of Imari fan shaped dishes
Located in Chamblee, GA
19th Century pair of porcelain Imari fan shaped dishes with cobalt blue and bittersweet floral
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Porcelain
Tessen, Fighting Fan, Mid Edo Period, ‘1615-1867’
Located in Milano, IT
the hands or tucked in the obi (belt), the folding fan played a significant role in Japanese etiquette
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Iron
PAIR of Rare Imari "Fan-shape" Porcelains, c. 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very well-preserved pair of Japanese Imari porcelain dishes, shaped to resemble the fans
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Meiji Period Hibachi with Fan and Wave Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of Japanese wooden hibachi with nice wood grain, and inlaid lacquer design of fans
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Wood
Retro Diamond Gold Fan Brooch
Located in Greenwich, CT
Large Japanese-style flower fan brooch, centering on a circular-cut diamond cluster to a radiating
Category
Vintage 1940s French Retro Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Design Fan "Maiko" by Piergil Fourquié
By Piergil Fourquié
Located in Paris, FR
in between tradition and technology.
The form is inspired by traditional Japanese rounded fans
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Decorative Objects
19th Meiji Japanese Lacquered Suzuribako with Bush Warbler, Writing Box
Located in Paris, FR
chrysanthemums and susuki grass in gold, silver and red maki-e lacquer. Urushi in fan shaped, inkstone,
Japan
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Silver
Kimono Tansu
Located in New York, NY
Cherry wood Japanese Kimono chest with traditional fan hardware motif.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$7,500
Antique Japanese Shakudo Fan Brooch
Located in Birmingham, GB
GEMMOLOGIST'S NOTES
A unique brooch, which gloriously models a Japanese crane, with chicks and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Georgian Brooches
Large 1970s Ingo Maurer Style Organic Pendant Light Flower Lamp Chandelier
By Design M, Ingo Maurer
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
attributed to Ingo Maurer and Design M, borrowing from traditional Japanese techniques of fan making to
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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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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