Japanese Signed Two-Sided Hand Fan with Abstract Patterns outdoor planter produced by Raku firing

produced by Raku firing

to the careful composition of flowers that echo right and left

just so elegant and lovely

but I find this battered vintage X-ACTO knife box

This piece would make a great fruit or serving bowl

Japanese Signed Two-Sided Hand Fan with Abstract Patterns outdoor planter produced by Raku firingThis 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