Patterned Shibu Uchiwa Aka Fan with Wooden Handle 7.7" x 14.75"
Specifications
- Material: Paper (Washi), Bamboo
- Dimensions: 7.7" x 14.75" (19.5cm x 37.5cm)
- Made in Japan
Kurikawa Shoten which produces this fan (Uchiwa), is the only workshop that inherits the traditions counted in the three major production areas of fans together with Marugame in Kyoto. Applying persimmon astringency to the fan, it makes the Japanese paper durable and effective for insect repellent. This fan is only made in Kumamoto prefecture and is said to play a role in prospering in the sense that "customers come" and has been used as gifts as lucky charm. In the Meiji era, a brush shop, a tea shop, and a fan shop jointly invented a fan that could work on writing and use in a tea room, and was used regularly in the tea room of the Hosokawa family. This fan is also used for a fan when grilling yakitori on charcoal grills. This style is very authentic in Japanese Yakitori Izakaya.
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WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.p65warnings.ca.gov
