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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

Elegant 19th Century Filipino Hand-Painted Fan
Located in Madrid, ES
This exquisite Filipino fan from the 19th century is a captivating piece, hand-painted with scenes
Category

Antique 1880s Antiquities

Materials

Fruitwood

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

Gilt Chinese Hand Painted Folded Fan
Located in Lomita, CA
This hand painted gilt monumental folded Chinese Export fan is worth collecting. This is a vintage
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bamboo, Paper

Gilt Chinese Hand Painted Folded Fan
Gilt Chinese Hand Painted Folded Fan
No Reserve
H 38 in W 68 in D 4 in
Framed Hand-Carved Sandalwood Fan with Hand Painted Screen
Located in Asheville, NC
on a hand-carved sandalwood fan. Signed by maker. Old fan framed in the 1970s.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Baroque Paintings and Screens

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted lacquer scene gilt fan with original lacquer box.
Category

Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted lacquer scene gilt fan with original lacquer box.
Category

Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original
Category

Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Early 19th Century Hand Painted Chinese Fan Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A 19th century Chinese box which most likely held a fan. Beautifully hand painted on the interior
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint

Collection of Antique South Indian Silk Embroidered Hand Fans Textile Embroidery
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Hand-Made Keralan Patchwork Pankha or Visri Hand fans are a culturally significant part of
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Antique 19th Century Indian Textiles

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Bamboo

Pair 19th Century Chinese Carved Zitan Elephants Bronze Cloisonné Palm Fans
Located in Houston, TX
A rare pair of 19th Century or earlier, towering Chinese bronze cloisonné Royal palm leaf fans
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Antique 19th Century Asian Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

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

Extra Large Chinese Gilt Hand Painted Folding Fan Art / Screen
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Monumental Chinese folding fan that is extra large when fully opened circa 1950's. The colors are
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Vintage 1950s Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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

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

Vintage Tak-Young Jung Hand Painted Chinoiserie Fan Shadowbox Wall Art
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage large hand painted golden fan by Tak-Young Jung from his 1991 solo exhibition “The
Category

1990s Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Foil

Antique Otafuku Ikat Textile of Masks and Fans
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and Fans. Hand stitched together. Hand Woven Indigo Dyed Cotton. This 4 Panel Futon Cover features
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Textiles

Materials

Cotton

Antique A Silk Lacquer Chinese Fan with Shadow Box
Located in Brea, CA
screen , hand painted on silk . With antique fan frame. see photos. Fan in case is 18''X17.5''X2'', fan
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

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

Pair 19th Century Chinese Carved Zitan Elephants Bronze Cloisonné Palm Fans
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of hand craved zitan wood elephants, gallery plinths and poles with towering bronze
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Nazmiyal Collection Tribal Fan Pattern Modern Flatweave Kilim Rug 13' x 15'7"
By Nazmiyal Collection
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Feel Large Size Allover Tribal Nomadic Fan Pattern Earthy Brown Color Modern Flatweave
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree And Enamel Brise Fan
Located in Brea, CA
Rare Fine Antique early 19th century Chinese gilt silver filigree and enamel brise fan , Qing
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Rare Unique 17th Century Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree and Enamel Brise Fan
Located in Brea, CA
Unique rare fine antique 17th century Chinese gilt silver filigree and enamel brise fan, Qing
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Silver, Enamel

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

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan
Category

Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan
Category

Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan
Category

Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

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

Vintage Mid-20th Century Asian Hand Painted Folding Large Wall Fan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-20th century hand-painted lacquered wood and heavy paper large decorative fan. Vintage Asian
Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

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

Pair Chinese Blue and White Covered Jars Hand Painted Qing Dynasty Circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of hand painted blue and white Chinese porcelain jars was made in the late Qing Dynasty
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Asian Bamboo Fan Back Throne Chair
Located in New York, NY
Asian (possibly Japanese) bamboo fan back throne chair with a rough red painted finish and round
Category

20th Century Unknown Chairs

Materials

Bamboo

Asian Bamboo Fan Back Throne Chair
Asian Bamboo Fan Back Throne Chair
H 61 in W 43.5 in D 22.5 in
Large Antique Chinese Hand Painted Wallpaper Section in Carved Hardwood Frame
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderfully charming large and colorful Chinese hand painted wallpaper section in a carved and
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Hardwood, Paper

Hand-Painted Art Deco Inspired Four-Panel Screen with Three Elegant Ladies
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage hand-painted wooden four-panel screen from the mid 20th century with Art Deco inspired
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Chinese Shanxi 1840s Hand Carved Wooden Corbel with Deities Mounted on Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
original polychromy. The male character on the left, holding a sword and a fan, adopts a nicely curving
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

1950s Hollywood Regency Solid Polished Brass Bookends Asian Fan Shaped
Located in North Hollywood, 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

"Folia - Blush" / 8' x 10' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Using soft gradations of color and a slightly raised motif, this layered fan of leaves has the
Category

2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

"Folia - Blush" / 9' x 12' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Using soft gradations of color and a slightly raised motif, this layered fan of leaves has the
Category

2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Pair of Painted Late 18th Century Chinese Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
a floral design, which is reminiscent of folk art. The shape of the seat is a geometric fan shape
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Pine, Paint

Antique Fully Carved Scholar's Cabinet
Located in Somis, CA
This rare, magnificent, fully carved cabinet was a scholar's treasure chest. Hand-painted oval door
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Fully Carved Scholar's Cabinet
Antique Fully Carved Scholar's Cabinet
H 76 in W 37.25 in D 18.5 in
Antique Red Gilded Carved Scholar's Cabinet
Located in Somis, CA
This rare, magnificent, fully carved, gilded cabinet was a scholar's treasure chest. hand-painted
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Paint Decorated Trunk as Cocktail Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
fan is at the door on the right. Gilt bands with character motifs and butterflies frame the scene
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Ming Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese Merchant’s chest (choba-dansu), Toyama
Located in Point Richmond, CA
handles in gumbai (fan outline) form, rectangular escutcheons. Meiji Period, circa 1880.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Withered Flowers Carpet, Hand Knotted in Wool, 100 Kpi, Studio Job
By Studio Job (Job Smeets & Nynke Tynagel)
Located in Milan, Lombardy
". Nynke, a long-time fan of William Morris, decides to use one of his expressive floral patterns as a
Category

2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Chinese Wooden Screen with Reverse Glass Painted Panels
Located in London, GB
woman) seated together while a woman fans them, two women stood facing one another, and two men stood
Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood, Glass

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 lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with shishi & Hotei design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
. Supporting himself on a cane and holding Chinese fan (oogi) in his left, which is said to be a ‘wish giving
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
her child playing with a fan infant of a gilt fence encompassing blossoming foliage and bamboo plants
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
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H 7.87 in Dm 5.9 in
Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
reserves shaped as uchiwa (paddle) fans against a lush and intricate krikane ground imitating shagreen
Category

Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Softwood, Lacquer

STUNNING ANTIQUE MEIJI PERIOD SHIGA SHIGEAKI FAMILY ESTATE WOODBLOCK PRiNT
Located in GB
print, hand coloured, it looks sublime in any setting, below is some information I found on the great
Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Prints

Materials

Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print by Eizan Kikugawa, 菊川英山
Located in Norton, MA
father Eiji Kikugawa, a Kano painter and fan maker, before pursuing printmaking under Hokusai’s pupil
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

Vintage Japanese Silk Brocade Embroidery Ceremonial Kimono in Ivory, Red, Gold
Located in Barrington, IL
, fans, maple branches, and wisteria flowers. They form roundel motifs in a highly elaborate layout
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Textiles

Materials

Gold

Chinese Coromandel Lacquer Eight Fold Screen, Early 20th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
classical Pagoda buildings with numerous courtiers wondering around. Bordered with fan shaped panels . The
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Fine Japanese Imari Porcelain Temple Jar
Located in Bridgeport, CT
roundels with birds, fan shapes with dragons and several shaped roundels with floral motifs. The iron red
Category

20th Century Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Meiji Period Antique Lacquer Box with Gold Maki-e Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Japanese Meji Period lacquer box decorated with a fan and a stylized star shaped
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Miniature Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Censer or Koro
By Kinkozan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
/cups, and fans/scrolls. The negative space between the cartouches is richly gilt and decorated with
Category

Early 20th Century Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Pair Japanese Kutani Okimono of Mandarin Ducks, Showa Era, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
impressive crest upon his head, his wings raised and tail fanned out in a courtship display. The female
Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Red Green Purple Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand-painted in red, purple
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Gold

Japanese Red Green Gold Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand-painted in red, blue
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Gold

Japanese 7-Pcs, Arita Sweetmeat Set & Matching Lacquer Box Meiji Period, 1880s
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
). Comprising of a central hexagonal dish and six-fan shaped outer dishes, each painted in Kakiemon palette of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Porcelain, Lacquer

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Asian Hand Fan For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Asian hand fan for your home. Frequently made of lacquer, paper and metal, every Asian hand fan was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for an Asian hand fan, we have 62 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the Asian hand fan you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An Asian hand fan, designed in the Baroque, Folk Art or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made Asian hand fan has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Schumacher and Tosa School are consistently popular.

How Much is an Asian Hand Fan?

The average selling price for an Asian hand fan at 1stDibs is $1,323, while they’re typically $95 on the low end and $48,880 for the highest priced.
Questions About Asian Hand Fan
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese hand fan is sometimes called a rigid or fixed fan. It refers to a folding fan that became popular during the Ming Dynasty and was often crafted with fine materials, such as ivory, bone or pearl, with paper or fabric coverings decorated with intricate designs. You’ll find a selection of Chinese hand fans on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    There are many types of handheld fans – it is a matter of preference. A handheld fan has a flat surface and is used to create airflow by waving it back and forth Typically, these are paper folding fans with slats that may be closed when not in use. They can also be made from quills or feathers. Choose from an assortment of handheld fans on 1stDibs.