Japanese Signed Two-Sided Hand Fan with Abstract Patterns singing sticks highly collectible

highly collectible

really--made to hold 10 pounds of imported cinnamon

the rest of the surface decoration varies

unsigned but presumed mid-century as it seems quintessentially so

Japanese Signed Two-Sided Hand Fan with Abstract Patterns singing sticks highly collectibleThis is just about the most beautiful little Japanese fan sensu that I can imagine! Constructed of what I believe is a woodblock print on paper and a bamboo structure, it is two sided, featuring a unique composition of different patterns on each side, perhaps inspired by kimono textile patterns, and executed in a wonderfully nuanced palette of purples, blues, pinks and ochres. These are punctuated with black Japanese characters, which I wish I could