Lot 28
Lot 28
An imported-iron signal fan (gunbai)

EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)

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    An imported-iron signal fan (gunbai)

    EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
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    Property From a Private West Coast Collection

    An imported-iron signal fan (gunbai)
    Edo period (17th century)
    Of russet iron in the shape of a round fan (uchiwa), engraved on one face with a symmetrical array of leafy plants with applied hoshi umebachi mon, and on the other a further symmetry of stylized clouds
    14.5in. (36.8) long
    An inscription on an accompanying silk bag in a paulownia box indicates that the fan was made from Nanban tetsu (imported iron), and signed by Tosa [no] kami Nishizaka Tenzen

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    Tokodo Collection
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