Mid Century Japanese Uchiwa – Botanical Cattail Design – Showa Era, C. 1960

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Mid-century Japanese rigid fan featuring a stylized botanical reed or cattail motif.

Purchased in Japan between 1959–1961 and preserved in … Read more Mid-century Japanese rigid fan featuring a stylized botanical reed or cattail motif.

Purchased in Japan between 1959–1961 and preserved in the same family since.

A quiet decorative object suitable for layered wall display.

Details:
• Circa 1959–1961
• Bamboo handle
• Paper leaf

Condition:
Visible age toning and light creasing consistent with vintage paper goods.
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My dad was a US Naval Officer (post Harvard College) from 1958-1961 and served on both the USS Hornet and the USS Coral Sea Aircraft Carriers. His ship was docked in Japan and he purchased these while on shore leave, although I never saw them as a child, and not sure why. They have never been out of a storage box until now, so they are new and Mid Century items. See less