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
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