uchiwa

Originally from China, the uchiwa is a round or oval hand fan made of paper or silk pasted over a framework of thin bamboo strips.

With a message written on it, it is sometimes used in oshikatsu as a lightweight placard.

Not to be confused with tuanshan, another type of round hand fan.

Examples

See also

• folding fan
• paper fan
• uchiwa (medium)

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