dagger/short sword uchiwa fan design

designs: ma-5327-9119-0045

Breathtaking openwork decorative round fan, with EMBROIDERED suzume (sparrow) among what I think are nanohana (rapeseed flowers​)

Gunbai

The uchiwa gunbai was a war fan carried by high-ranking military leaders and generals during battle to communicate commands on battlefield. However since they were made from tougher materials like iron or hardwood they could withstand the blows of swords and arrows and were actually used as a weapon as well. One of known user of gunbai was Takeda Shingen, whom used it to fight in the fourth battle of Kawanakajima against daimyo Uesugi Kenshin. As he did not have time to grab a sword, he used his gunbai to fend off the enemy forcing him to retreat. Supposedly he managed to land number of blows with it.

Many of them were decorated with family crests as well as dragons, sun, moon and constellations, sanskrit characters and quotations from Sun Tzu's 'the Art of War.' Also they are still used in present day in sumo wrestling by referees.

source: Berlin Samurai museum

Yamada Ho_gyoku

Bowl of Water with Tiny Boatman Floating (uchiwa-e)

c. 1830

I love how dramatic this fan from the old HxH musical is, LOL.

(I definitely recommend watching that musical sometime if you haven't seen it, BTW, it's quite an entertaining watch!)

Hello! If you're still doing the ask game, please consider Minato in C4, in kin list colors~ Alternate choice is Obito in E8, with caramelldansen colors~ A challenge is to combine these two somehow into the same picture 😂 Happy doodling!

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED !!!!

and I even add all the team minato AND Kushina <3

I rewatched princess mononoke recently, and the older I get the cooler I think lady eboshi is.

Gintama, episode 78, “People Who Are Picky About Food Are Also Picky About People, Too“

the fan-made uchiwa

the real person

dream come true 🙏😇

Uchiwa (団扇/ fan) from  俄然egg祭  2006年08月26日

So like…yeah i made them material gworls and they slay hard🤭💅✨

Once-ler wearing a hakama, flapping his paper fan in a serious manner.

date drawn: 2022/07/13replies and reblogs are appreciated

[Akimitsu (autumn light)] openwork decorative round fan, with beautiful golden dawn on Mount Fuji seen throught turning maples.

Japanese Summer ~ Uchiwa Fan and Lucky Pig Mosquito Coil Holder

Yamada Ho_gyoku

Uchiwa-e woodblock prints, 1830s

Uchiwa-e are a genre of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, which appear on rigid, paddle-shaped hand fans known as uchiwa.(Wikipedia)