Japanese Vintage Uchiwa Fans with Red Lotus - sold individually Chinese cinnabar and seeing the design and

and seeing the design and illustrations in this old copy reminds me of both their strangeness and their magic

There is one tiny spot on the surface of one loop on the rim--very minor

I purchased it at an estate sale in Sudbury

as Smiley went on to earn her BA at Sarah Lawrence and to work as a painter and curator in NY until moving to Wellesley

Japanese Vintage Uchiwa Fans with Red Lotus - sold individually Chinese cinnabar and seeing the design andI'd guess the red lotus design on this pair of vintage Japanese Uchiwa fans is a logo of some sort that corresponds with the name of a business on the back if only I could read Japanese! My guess might be an airline, but perhaps a restaurant whatever the case, I think they are pretty lovely things, I'd guess 1950s 60s, and would be inclined to tie a red ribbon around the handles and hang them on the wall. Both are of the same design lotus on the front