Painted Chinese/Korean Silk Fan with Bamboo Frame

Size : 38cm x 21.5cm (open)
Description:
Painted Silk Fan with Bamboo Frame
These high-quality silk and bamboo fans have traditional Chinese/Korean scenes painted on them, and pretty latticework on the struts. The bamboo has been stained and polished to highlight the natural grain of the wood, which reveals a pretty tiger-stripe pattern when viewed in profile. The fan opens in an incredibly smooth action and is nice and light for ultimate portability. Both ends of the fan are finished with an extra-thick and sturdy polished bamboo strut, ensuring that the fan would not be damaged if kept in a handbag, and the fan is held together with a chrome pin with attachment-ring.

These pretty ladies' fans make beautiful wedding favours or gifts for bridesmaids.

As a gift, the fan symbolises friendship and respect. For ancient China, fans were seen as a status symbol, with famous artists of the day being comissioned to paint the surfaces of fans. Skilled martial artists could also use the fan as a weapon.