Japanese Vintage Uchiwa Fan, Presumed by Keisuke Serizawa boston with his great elongated body

with his great elongated body seeming poised and ready to take off swimming

” and the print itself (which has been cut down

and worked in Amsterdam

They come in the old curdoroy bag in which I found them

which appears between the letters U & S

Japanese Vintage Uchiwa Fan, Presumed by Keisuke Serizawa boston with his great elongated bodyI'm always on the lookout for beautiful vintage Japanese fans, and this is really a striking one. I am fairly certain it is the work of Keisuke Serizawa (1895 1984), a Japanese textile designer (and National Treasure) renowned for his stencil patterns and dying techniques applied to the creation of kimono, paper prints, wall scrolls, folding screens, curtains, calendars, and fans like this one. These Keisuke Serizawa fans have become fairly rare to