Japanese Hand Fan - Uchiwa - Wood and Paper - Insects and bamboo

Japanese Uchiva fan:

- The Chinese character for "fan" (扇) is etymologically derived from a picture of feathers under a roof.
- During the Song Dynasty, famous artists were often commissioned to paint fans.
- In ancient China, fans came in various shapes and forms (such as in a leaf, oval or a half-moon shape), and were made in different materials such as silk, bamboo, feathers, sandalwood...
- This fan is made of natural bamboo and paper.