This is a gallery of medieval Japanese fans from the 14 century through the Momoyama period. Analysis and discussion to follow at a later date. Please be patient with the load time of this page, as it contains many high quality images.
Folding Fans
Kyushu National Museum
Southern and Northern Dynasties 14th century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
15th – 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
Kano Soshu
Momoyama Period
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kano Masunobu
Late 15th Century
Tokyo National Museum
Muromachi Period, 16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
Kano Motohide
16th Century
Tokyo National Museum
16th Century
Kyoto National Museum
Mid Muromachi to Edo Period
Kyoto National Museum
Mid Muromachi to Edo Period
Nara National Museum
Kano Eitoku
Muromachi to Momoyama Period
Kobe City Museum
Kano Soshu
Late 16th Century
Chinese Fans Admired In Period (Sougen)
Xia Gui
Southern Song-Ming period/13-17th century
Tokyo National Museum
Southern Song-Ming period/13-17th century
Tokyo National Museum
Xia Gui
Southern Song-Ming period/13-17th century
Tokyo National Museum
Mao Song
Southern Song-Ming period/13-17th century
Tokyo National Museum
Southern Song to Ming dynasties
Tokyo National Museum
Keikan
Southern Song to Ming dynasties
Tokyo National Museum
Flat Fans
Tokugawa Art Museum
Used by Hideyoshi
Joseon Dynasty, 16th Century
Kyoto National Museum
Muromachi Period
Recreations & Modern Creative Reproductions
Yosoku
Yosoku
Yosoku
皆彫骨蝙蝠扇
Yusoku
Extant Depictions of Fans
The Met Museum
late 16th–early 17th century
The Met Museum
late 16th–early 17th century