Japanese Vintage Uchiwa Fans with Red Lotus - sold individually gull In addition to the missing

In addition to the missing stitches and pin holes

which is signed on the bottom

I love the way in which the two birds overlap as they perch on their leafy branch

Based on one similar that I have found

and energetically stippled all over spots

Japanese Vintage Uchiwa Fans with Red Lotus - sold individually gull In addition to the missingI'd guess the red lotus design on this pair of vintage Japanese Uchiwa fans is a logo of some sort that corresponds with the name of a business on the back if only I could read Japanese! My guess might be an airline, but perhaps a restaurant whatever the case, I think they are pretty lovely things, I'd guess 1950s 60s, and would be inclined to tie a red ribbon around the handles and hang them on the wall. Both are of the same design lotus on the front