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1950s Hollywood Regency Solid Polished Brass Bookends Asian Fan Shaped
1950s Hollywood Regency Solid Polished Brass Bookends Asian Fan Shaped

1950s Hollywood Regency Solid Polished Brass Bookends Asian Fan Shaped

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

1950s Hollywood Regency Solid Polished Brass Asian Fan Shaped Bookends. These are stunning and

Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Hollywood Regency Bookends

Materials

Brass

Japanese Silver Fan-Form Box
Japanese Silver Fan-Form Box

Japanese Silver Fan-Form Box

Located in Chicago, IL

petite bonbonnière is formed of high quality silver in the shape of a paper folding fan, a symbol of life

Category

20th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Silver Fan Holder, 19th Century
Silver Fan Holder, 19th Century

Silver Fan Holder, 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

An exquisitely carved silver fan holder, India, late 19th century.

Category

Antique 1890s Indian Agra Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Taisho Golden Fan Screen
Taisho Golden Fan Screen

Taisho Golden Fan Screen

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Taisho Golden Fan Screen Period: Meiji Size: 190x171 cm Step into a world of elegance with our

Category

20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chinese Embroidered Paper Fan Case, c. 1850
Chinese Embroidered Paper Fan Case, c. 1850

Chinese Embroidered Paper Fan Case, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This 19th-century embroidered fan case once belonged to a well-to-do lady of the late Qing dynasty

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Fans
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Fans

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Fans

Located in Hudson, NY

Old Fans mounted on a two panel screen of Gold Clouds. Mineral pigments and gold on mulberry paper

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Dancing Fans of the Seasons
Dancing Fans of the Seasons

Dancing Fans of the Seasons

Located in Fukuoka, JP

In Japanese art, folding fans (ōgi) are symbols of prosperity and the unfolding path of life, as

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Lucky Cheng with Cane and Fan
Lucky Cheng with Cane and Fan

Lucky Cheng with Cane and Fan

Located in Asheville, NC

Ceramic made Chinese character with artists stamp. He may be one of the Chinese immortals but research could further descibe who this character may in fact be. Great size for decorat...

Category

20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique 19th Century Framed Japanese Silk Fans
Antique 19th Century Framed Japanese Silk Fans

Antique 19th Century Framed Japanese Silk Fans

Located in Norton, MA

Antique 19th century Framed Japanese Silk Fans comprising two attractively framed Japanese silk

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Silk, Wood

Antique Fan Shape Bovine Snuff Bottle with Fine Etching
Antique Fan Shape Bovine Snuff Bottle with Fine Etching

Antique Fan Shape Bovine Snuff Bottle with Fine Etching

Located in Lomita, CA

period, circa 1890–1920. This elegant example is crafted from carved bone and features a distinctive fan

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Bone

Fine quality unusual antique Japanese imari fan shaped plate
Fine quality unusual antique Japanese imari fan shaped plate

Fine quality unusual antique Japanese imari fan shaped plate

Located in Ipswich, GB

Fine quality unusual antique Japanese imari fan shaped plate, having a fine quality unusual fan

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

“Fanning the Fire” Japanese Tetsubin Kettle, c. 1924
“Fanning the Fire” Japanese Tetsubin Kettle, c. 1924

“Fanning the Fire” Japanese Tetsubin Kettle, c. 1924

Located in Chicago, IL

Decorated with a raised fan motif, this aptly named teapot was used to boil water for traditional

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Japanese Paper Fan Akabeko and Kanzashi printed 1980s Showa
Japanese Paper Fan Akabeko and Kanzashi printed 1980s Showa

Japanese Paper Fan Akabeko and Kanzashi printed 1980s Showa

Located in Paris, FR

primarily used for fanning oneself in hot weather. The uchiwa fan subsequently spread to other parts of Asia

Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Cotton, Wood, Paper

19th Century Chinese Lacquered and Giltwood Frame Fan
19th Century Chinese Lacquered and Giltwood Frame Fan

19th Century Chinese Lacquered and Giltwood Frame Fan

Located in Brea, CA

19th century Chinese lacquered and giltwood frame fan with chinoiserie decoration double leaf

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Japanese Bamboo and Paper ''Uchiwa'' Fan, 20th Century
Vintage Japanese Bamboo and Paper ''Uchiwa'' Fan, 20th Century

Vintage Japanese Bamboo and Paper ''Uchiwa'' Fan, 20th Century

Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP

A rare example of a traditional Japanese uchiwa fan, featuring a bold green and cream graphic

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Bamboo, Paper

Vintage Wicker and Rattan Hand Fans
Vintage Wicker and Rattan Hand Fans

Vintage Wicker and Rattan Hand Fans

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Unusual pair of vintage fans with plenty of decorative appeal hand crafted with stick wicker leaves

Category

20th Century Philippine British Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

A Japanese bronze sculpture depicting a dancer with fan
A Japanese bronze sculpture depicting a dancer with fan

A Japanese bronze sculpture depicting a dancer with fan

Located in Milano, IT

A Japanese okimono bronze (sculpture) depicting a dancer holding a fan, inspired by the Nihon Buyō

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Chinese fan with a thousand faces, Sandalwood box and gouache
Chinese fan with a thousand faces, Sandalwood box and gouache

Chinese fan with a thousand faces, Sandalwood box and gouache

Located in Valladolid, ES

One of a kind Thousand-Faced Fan with Box, Bamboo and Gouache, Late 19th Century - China Type

Category

Antique 1890s Antiquities

Materials

Bone, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Sandalwood

Antique A Silk Lacquer Chinese Fan with Shadow Box
Antique A Silk Lacquer Chinese Fan with Shadow Box

Antique A Silk Lacquer Chinese Fan with Shadow Box

Located in Brea, CA

Antique Chinese fan Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan
Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan

Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan

Located in Brea, CA

19th Century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original wood

Category

Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Landscape Fan 100 Faces
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Landscape Fan 100 Faces

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Landscape Fan 100 Faces

Located in Brea, CA

Antique 19th century Chinese gilt lacquer landscape fan 100 faces from the Qing dynasty. The fan is

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Canton Export Gilt Lacquer Brise Fan
19th Century Chinese Canton Export Gilt Lacquer Brise Fan

19th Century Chinese Canton Export Gilt Lacquer Brise Fan

Located in Brea, CA

Antique 19th century Chinese canton export gilt lacquer brise fan from the Qing Dynasty.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Large Antique 18 inch Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger with Fans
Large Antique 18 inch Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger with Fans

Large Antique 18 inch Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger with Fans

Located in Long Island City, NY

adorned with polychrome enamel figural medallions depicting fans with birds, blossoming flowers, and

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel, Copper

19th Century a Pair of Chinese Fan with Frame Box
19th Century a Pair of Chinese Fan with Frame Box

19th Century a Pair of Chinese Fan with Frame Box

Located in Brea, CA

Antique 19th century a pair of silk Chinese fans, Qing dynasty with fan frame box. Fan is 18inch x

Category

Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Silk

Kaoru Kawano Japanese Woodblock Print Dancer Figure with Fan 'Mai Ogi'
Kaoru Kawano Japanese Woodblock Print Dancer Figure with Fan 'Mai Ogi'

Kaoru Kawano Japanese Woodblock Print Dancer Figure with Fan 'Mai Ogi'

By Kaoru Kawano

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful work by famed Japanese artist Kaoru Kawano who was known for his whimsical portrayals of women, children, and animals. Stylistically, he was one of the first Japanese art...

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Butterfly Geometric Pattern Plate
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Butterfly Geometric Pattern Plate

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Butterfly Geometric Pattern Plate

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese plate adorned with a polychrome cloisonne enamel design. The front side is decorated with floral ornaments and two medallions depicting birds and flower branches....

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

Large Meiji Imari Charger with Famille Noir Fan Motifs, Japan, 19th Century
Large Meiji Imari Charger with Famille Noir Fan Motifs, Japan, 19th Century

Large Meiji Imari Charger with Famille Noir Fan Motifs, Japan, 19th Century

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

elaborate arrangement of hand-painted folding fans (sensu), each featuring traditional motifs such as

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Antique High Quality Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate With Owl Cranes Fan
Antique High Quality Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate With Owl Cranes Fan

Antique High Quality Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate With Owl Cranes Fan

Located in Long Island City, NY

polychrome patterns, including three fans showing flowers and birds, the background is bright turquoise with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Fine Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Design Plate with Tokugawa Mon by Goto
Fine Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Design Plate with Tokugawa Mon by Goto

Fine Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Design Plate with Tokugawa Mon by Goto

Located in Long Island City, NY

fan shaped panels, each filled with finely executed motifs including floral sprays, butterflies

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Chinese Bamboo Cricket Cage, Hand-Carved, Fan Shape, 1930
Vintage Chinese Bamboo Cricket Cage, Hand-Carved, Fan Shape, 1930

Vintage Chinese Bamboo Cricket Cage, Hand-Carved, Fan Shape, 1930

Located in Point Richmond, CA

their fighting spirit or song. This particular cricket cage is unusual being in the shape of a fan

Category

Vintage 1930s Chinese Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Bamboo

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Deco Landscape with River Fans
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Deco Landscape with River Fans

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Deco Landscape with River Fans

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese two-panel screen, deco landscape with river fans. Modern scene of a 12th century festival

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Framed Hand-Carved Sandalwood Fan with Hand Painted Screen
Framed Hand-Carved Sandalwood Fan with Hand Painted Screen

Framed Hand-Carved Sandalwood Fan with Hand Painted Screen

Located in Asheville, NC

Fan is a colored etching of baroque scene of company of European folks taking tea with hookah pipes

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Baroque Paintings and Screens

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait with Painted Fan, c. 1900
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait with Painted Fan, c. 1900

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait with Painted Fan, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

flowering grasses in the background and spider chrysanthemums on the woman's paper fan. A challenge to the

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Mid Century Chinese Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Decorative Wall Fan
Mid Century Chinese Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Decorative Wall Fan

Mid Century Chinese Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Decorative Wall Fan

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful decorative Wall Hanging Fan , circa 1950's, Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Vintage Chinese Large Hand Painted Birds and Flowers Fan/ Screen
Vintage Chinese Large Hand Painted Birds and Flowers Fan/ Screen

Vintage Chinese Large Hand Painted Birds and Flowers Fan/ Screen

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

1746 Vintage Chinese hand painted oversized fan / screen with colorful flowers and blue birds

Category

Vintage 1960s Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bamboo, Paint, Paper

China Set of Three Silk Hand Painted Rigid Fans 'Pay-Pay', circa 1900
China Set of Three Silk Hand Painted Rigid Fans 'Pay-Pay', circa 1900

China Set of Three Silk Hand Painted Rigid Fans 'Pay-Pay', circa 1900

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Set of 3 delicate silk hand painted rigid fans (Pay-Pay) from China with floral and birds

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles

Materials

Silk, Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Painted Fans on Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Painted Fans on Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Painted Fans on Gold Leaf

Located in Hudson, NY

Mineral pigments on gold leaf with brocade border. Calligraphy and sketching on back paper.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Small Contemporary Fan-Tailed Raven Bedouin Falconer Pictorial Throw Rug
Small Contemporary Fan-Tailed Raven Bedouin Falconer Pictorial Throw Rug

Small Contemporary Fan-Tailed Raven Bedouin Falconer Pictorial Throw Rug

Located in New York, NY

depiction of an Arab Bedouin falconer (raptor) in traditional garb holding a fan-tailed raven over a plain

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Folk Art Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Chinese Fan Painting Bian SHoumin China Qing 18/19th century
Antique Chinese Fan Painting Bian SHoumin China Qing 18/19th century

Antique Chinese Fan Painting Bian SHoumin China Qing 18/19th century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Description A very nice painting Period 18th century Qing (1661 - 1912)Edo Period (1603–1867) Meiji Periode (1867-1912)

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

18th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen Collection of Fans on Gold
18th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen Collection of Fans on Gold

18th Century Japanese Two-Panel Screen Collection of Fans on Gold

Located in Hudson, NY

18th century Japanese Screen of a Collection of Fans. Paintings on fans depict famous Japanese

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles
19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles

19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles

Located in Brea, CA

Antique 19th century hand painted floral motifs on silk Chinese fans Qing dynasty, the fan in silk

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Oil on Canvas by Zhang Dong Sheng, 2003 "Summer Peach Blossom Fan"
Oil on Canvas by Zhang Dong Sheng, 2003 "Summer Peach Blossom Fan"

Oil on Canvas by Zhang Dong Sheng, 2003 "Summer Peach Blossom Fan"

Located in Southall, GB

"Summer Peach Blossom Fan" Oil on Canvas, 2003 by Zhang Dong Sheng. A wonderfully realistic oil

Category

20th Century European Paintings and Screens

Materials

Canvas

Asian Bamboo Fan Back Throne Chair
Asian Bamboo Fan Back Throne Chair

Asian Bamboo Fan Back Throne Chair

Located in Queens, NY

Asian (possibly Japanese) bamboo fan back throne chair with a rough red painted finish and round

Category

20th Century Unknown Chairs

Materials

Bamboo

Vintage Highball Cocktail Glasses Black and Gold by Gurgensen's 1970s
Vintage Highball Cocktail Glasses Black and Gold by Gurgensen's 1970s

Vintage Highball Cocktail Glasses Black and Gold by Gurgensen's 1970s

By Gurgensen's, Culver Ltd., 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

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Asian Fans For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of Asian fans for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique Asian fans was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and lacquer. We have 79 antique and vintage Asian fans in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Asian fans have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Asian fans made by Modern designers — as well as those associated with Baroque — are very popular at 1stDibs. Asian fans have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Schumacher are consistently popular.

How Much are Asian Fans?

Prices for Asian fans start at $225 and top out at $42,000 with the average selling for $1,540.