Product No. TSU-2519 無銘 | |
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Design | Uchiwa, Japanese fan |
Mei | Mumei |
Material | Iron |
Shape | Round |
Era | Late Edo Period |
Box | Paulownia Wood |
Height | 7.7 cm (3.0 in) |
Width | 7.8 cm (3.1 in) |
Thickness | 0.5 cm (0.2 in) |
Price |
35,000 JPY |
The theme of this Tsuba is Uchiwa, Traditional Japanese fan. The Uchiwa was originally used at a ceremony as a feather to wave and point. The Uchiwa changed from a feather to paper and bamboo frame and the usage change to a fan to keep cool or shoo away insect. This Tsuba depicts two symmetry and humorously placed traditional Japanese fans. |