Japanese Signed Two-Sided Hand Fan with Abstract Patterns singing sticks This unmarked vintage planter features

This unmarked vintage planter features elegant lines and great proportions

the bright blue ground

the rest of the surface decoration varies

Each plate measures 8

I’m truly in love with this one

Japanese Signed Two-Sided Hand Fan with Abstract Patterns singing sticks This unmarked vintage planter featuresThis is just about the most beautiful little Japanese fan sensu that I can imagine! Constructed of what I believe is a woodblock print on paper and a bamboo structure, it is two sided, featuring a unique composition of different patterns on each side, perhaps inspired by kimono textile patterns, and executed in a wonderfully nuanced palette of purples, blues, pinks and ochres. These are punctuated with black Japanese characters, which I wish I could