Would anyone be able to read the family Kamon on our war fan please and provide more information about the use of these fans?
Link: Japanese paper fan
Kind Regards,
Link: Japanese paper fan
Kind Regards,
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Thank you for the information. I had assumed that the ornament on the handle would be a kamon so based on my assumption. Thank you for the clarification!I couldn't find a kamon on that fan. I can see the ornament on the handle, which looks like it might be an orphaned menuki (sword hilt ornament) with a helmet and bow design. Menuki come in pairs, but often one of them gets lost, and you are left with an orphan. Its common to find them on tobacco pouches from the late 1800s to early 1900s. The heart-shaped hole in the fan is called inome (猪の目 - boar's eye), and is a common motif.
Thank you for the link. Does it matter whether there are five bones of the fan or eleven as in our case or is it the pattern of the fan that is more important?Here's some information that may be useful. It's all in Japanese.
日の丸扇紋(ひのまるおうぎ):家紋のいろは
日の丸扇紋は、『五本骨扇』の中央に日の丸を描く。『五本骨扇に月丸』『月丸扇』とも呼ばれ、出羽久保田藩佐竹氏の家紋として名高い。佐竹氏の月丸扇の由来として鎌倉時代・・・irohakamon.com
Honestly, I don't know. I'm not an expert on kamon. I do hope the links were helpful, and if not, at least interesting to youlThank you for the link. Does it matter whether there are five bones of the fan or eleven as in our case or is it the pattern of the fan that is more important?