Oval fan uchiwa
An oval fan featuring a Japanese maple motif. On the obverse, Japanese maple branches are painted on a light blue background. The top branch has pink leaves and represents autumn, while the bottom branch has blue-green leaves with pink V-shaped winged seeds from the summer season. In the upper right-hand part of the fan, between the branches, are the signature Sei’u 晴宇 (date unknown) with a seal, the censor’s seal kiwame 極め with the year 1860, and the seal of the publisher Ise Sōemon 伊勢屋惣右衛門. The reverse of the fan depicts a samurai covering his face and a courtesan, and a signature sai 斎 (flower) with the same publisher’s seal as on the obverse. The collection includes two identical fans (K72 and K78). (NVG)
Manufacturing technique: coloured print on paper
Dimensions: height: 33 cm, width: 21.5 cm
Seal: censor's seal kiwame with year 1860 and the publisher's seal Ise Sōemon
No. of parts: 1
Current owner: Celje Regional Museum
Date of the last acquisition: 1957–1960
Previous owners and periods of ownership: Alma M. Karlin, Thea Schreiber Gammelin, Celje Regional Museum
Object condition, handling and damage: well preserved, small stains
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