Vintage Japanese Paper Sensu Folding Fan Garden Her peaceful smiling face beneath

Her peaceful smiling face beneath her black head of hair will add a little calming feeling to any space

This vase measures 28" tall from the base to the top of the finial and 16" across at the widest part of the shade

This large 51" by 52" piece has various indigo and green dyes which were applied using a paste resist printing process known as tsutsugaki to create these designs

Japanese cedar

Dimensions: 39" tall × 27" wide × 20" deep

Vintage Japanese Paper Sensu Folding Fan Garden Her peaceful smiling face beneathThis is a vintage Japanese Sensu or folding fan (c. mid to late Showa Period). They are usually made of paper or silk and bamboo or plastic and very often hand painted. Having been mainly in storage for many decades, this remains in overall good condition. These sensu tend to measures from about 8" to 10" long.