Japanese Paper Folding Fan Vtg Sensu Bamboo Frame Silver Plants Dragonfly 5D53 banko ware 90 long cm x 45

90 long cm x 45 wide cm

Words: Life goes a long way through the burden

This is an antique Taisho Era baby/toddler portrait photograph in black and white

almost black glossy glaze with handwritten Japanese characters designed with a masking technique

and residue look like white ink

Japanese Paper Folding Fan Vtg Sensu Bamboo Frame Silver Plants Dragonfly 5D53 banko ware 90 long cm x 45Vintage Japanese Folding Fan Sensu This is a traditional Japanese folding fan called sensu. You can use this when it's hot or as decoration. The front side of this paper fan features a dragonfly resting on bamboo among other leafy plants on a shimmering silver background. The back side is also silver. The frame is made of bamboo with decorative cutouts on the fanning pieces. Silver, black, brown Paper, bamboo C1970 Fan approx. 22 cm long x 39. 5 cm