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Japanese Paper Fan Sheep Heisei HOUSEN 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a fan which was made in Japan around 1990s in Heisei era.
This is made with a paper and
Category
1990s Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Japanese Bamboo and Paper Fan Printed 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a fan which was made in Japan around 1980s in Showa era.
This is made with a paper and
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Gilt Chinese Hand Painted Folded Fan
Located in Lomita, CA
frames the fan at the ends is in very good condition.
Decorative large folded fans originated in Japan
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Japanese Bamboo and Paper Fan Leaves Design 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a fan which was made in Japan around 1980s in Showa era.
This is made with a paper and
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Paper
Japanese Paper Fan Bamboo Hand Painted 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
This is a fan which was made in Japan around 1980s in Showa era.
This fan is made with bamboo and
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Japanese Paper Fan Akabeko and Kanzashi printed 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
This is a fan which was made in Japan around 1980s in Showa era.
This material is Paper and wood
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Paper
Maiko Wall Mounted Blackened Brass and Clear, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
kg
Material: Brass
Maiko lighting pieces are inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding fans held
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Maiko Wall Mounted Nickel and Blue, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
: Nickel
Maiko lighting pieces are inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding fans held by geishas and
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Nickel
Maiko Wall Mounted Nickel and Green, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Material: Nickel
Maiko lighting pieces are inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding fans held by
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Nickel
Japanese Paper Fan with three Sparrows Printed From Aichi Prefecture 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a fan which was made in Japan around 1990s in Heisei era.
This was a gift from the
Category
1990s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
H 11.03 in W 16.93 in D 1.19 in
Maiko Brushed Bronze Ceiling Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Maiko Verdigris Ceiling Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
. Please contact us.
Maiko lighting pieces are inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding fans held by
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Maiko Brushed Copper Ceiling Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Maiko Brushed Brass Ceiling Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-20th Century Asian Hand Painted Folding Large Wall Fan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
frames the fan at the ends is in very good condition. Decorative large folded fans originated in Japan
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Japanese Contemporary Hand-CraftedSilk Two-Panel Folding Screen Orange Blue
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary two panel "byobu" or folding screen featuring genryoku style handcrafted silk
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
Maiko Indigo Glass And Brushed Stainless Steel Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Maiko Indigo Glass And Polished Stainless Steel Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Maiko Clear Glass And Verdigris Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Maiko Mint Glass And Verdigris Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
or clear. Please contact us.
Maiko lighting pieces are inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Maiko Mint Glass And Polished Bronze Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Maiko Clear Glass And Polished Bronze Wall Mounted Lamp by 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
Maiko Clear Glass And Polished Brass Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Maiko Indigo Glass And Polished Copper Wall Mounted Lamp by 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
Maiko Clear Glass And Polished Copper Wall Mounted Lamp by 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
Maiko Mint Glass And Polished Stainless Steel Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Maiko Clear Glass And Brushed Copper Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper
Maiko Indigo Glass And Polished Brass Wall Mounted Lamp by 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
Maiko Peach Glass And Brushed Copper Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper
Maiko Indigo Glass And Brushed Brass Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Maiko Indigo Glass And Brushed Bronze Wall Mounted Lamp by 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
Maiko Clear Glass And Brushed Stainless Steel Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Maiko Clear Glass And Brushed Bronze Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Maiko Peach Glass And Brushed Bronze Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Maiko Mint Glass And Polished Brass Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Maiko Peach Glass And Brushed Brass Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Maiko Clear Glass And Brushed Brass Wall Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
folding fans held by geishas and maikos during their notorious dances. These delicate pieces come in two
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Maiko Indigo Glass And Brushed Copper Wall Mounted Lamp by 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 Hand-Craft Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen Brown Black
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Contemporary Japanese two-panel "byobu" or folding screen showcasing genryoku style handcrafted
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Art
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Antique Japanese Bronze Hatate 19th C Meiji Inkpot Japan Unsigned
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. .
If someone were to bring up the topic of Japanese antiques
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Bronze Hatate 19th C Meiji Inkpot Japan Unsigned
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
.
These new writing sets were made in the shape of a folded fan (hiogi-gata) which contained both the ink
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Document Box, Edo Period, early 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
with images of folding fans, ogi, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan.
The low, rectangular box with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Coral
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figure of a Geisha or Bijin, Showa Era, 1930's, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
, or perhaps a geisha, is portrayed dressed in full kimono and holding a closed folding fan in one hand
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
H 11.75 in W 4 in D 3.5 in
Large Japanese Imari Charger, circa 1880. 21.5" (55cm)
Located in Brighton, Sussex
six fold screen with a men on horse back in a rural mountainous setting. Fans, floral and motif
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Handpainted Silk Japanese Geisha Screen With Ricepaper Backing
Located in Waxahachie, TX
carrying a kimono, or hikizuri.
Some are holding a sensu, or folding fan.
Colors and prints painted on the
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood
No Reserve
H 47.25 in W 72 in D 3 in
Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Embroidered Silk Gilt Boxes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen featuring an embroidered silk picture
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
XXL Japanese Woodblock Prints Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Woodblock Wonders
A visual history of 200 Japanese masterpieces
From Edouard Manet’s portrait of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
Japanese Screen, 19th Century, Rabbits and Horsetail Reeds on Silver Leaf
By Nenma
Located in Kyoto, JP
. 19th century.
The scene depicted here is set under moonlight, with two hares hidden amongst Japanese
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silver Leaf
Carved Boxwood and Lacquer Netsuke of a Noh Dancer, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
period, late 19th century, Japan.
The boxwood netsuke finely carved as a kneeling Noh dancer dressed
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer
A Tokyo school bronze sculpture depicting a sitting geisha
Located in Milano, IT
geisha is portrayed in a moment of deep reflection, with a fan held in her hands. She wears a luxurious
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Butterfly Floor Lamp Designed by Afra e Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy, 1980s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Roma, IT
comes to the head of this 80s Floor Lamp, with 2 large pleated fabric folding fans, 68cm wide, which can
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, 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 Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint, Glass
H 27.56 in W 24.41 in D 1.58 in
Maiko Ceiling Mounted Lamp by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in London, GB
Maiko lighting pieces are inspired by the beautiful Japanese folding fans held by geishas and
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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
Two-Panel Screen, Scattered Fan with Seasonal Flowers
By Tosa School
Located in New York, NY
Two-panel folding screen; ink, mineral colors, go fun, gold leaf and gold sprinkle on paper
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Antique Japanese Gosho Ningyo Palace Doll
Located in New York, NY
holding a gold leafed folding signal battle fan in his right hand above his head (a symbolic wish for
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Wood
Antique Japanese Mame-Bina Pair, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
textiles complete with folding fan and four armed beaded metal crown, the male in an embroidered white robe
Category
Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile
19th Century, Japanese Screen, Kano School, Edo Period
Located in London, GB
Six-panel folding screen.
Paper, ink, color pigments, and go fun.
A stylized meandering river
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Other Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Nagasaki Lacquer and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Display Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
stand, possibly intended for export, with the charming design of folding fans as the railings and one
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Japanese Emperor and Empress Pair of Dolls for Doll's Festival Hinamatsuri 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
beautiful textiles, wooden fan painted pine tree and flowers.
Each dolls have folding screen, tatami mat
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 14.97 in W 12.21 in D 8.67 in
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Japanese Folding Fan For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Japanese folding fan you’re looking for. Each Japanese folding fan for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. Find 14 options for an antique or vintage Japanese folding fan now, or shop our selection of 11 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the Japanese folding fan you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Japanese folding fan bearing modern or mid-century modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one Japanese folding fan that is appealing in its simplicity, but Carla Baz and TASCHEN produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Japanese Folding Fan?
Prices for a Japanese folding fan start at $120 and top out at $125,000 with the average selling for $3,099.
Questions About Japanese Folding Fan
- 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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