Japanese Bamboo Fan 'Chikuzai

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Worn from Tokyo to NYC.

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The carved bamboo fan that needs no painted leaf

This fan dispenses with paper or fabric entirely — the whole leaf is built from slats of pale, finely fretworked bamboo, each one pierced with a lacy openwork pattern. The decoration is the wood itself, carved and cut so that light filters through the pierced slats when the fan is opened and raised.

The craft is all in the cutting: every slat carries the same fine latticework, and when the fan fans out, the patterns align into a continuous band of openwork across the arc. The natural, blond bamboo tone keeps it warm and organic, a quiet alternative to the bright printed leaves. Run a thumb across the slats and you feel the fretwork as much as see it.

It's a sensu, the classic folding fan, here in its purest all-wood form: the slats pivot from a riveted base and snap open with a flick, folding flat to slip into a bag. The pierced construction also makes it pleasingly light in the hand.

The openwork lets a little more air through as you fan, and the unadorned bamboo suits anyone who prefers natural materials to printed scenes. Open on a stand, the lacy woodwork reads as a piece of craft in its own right.

Handcrafted on a bamboo structure and opening to 21 cm high by 38 cm wide, it celebrates the material itself rather than a painted picture. An all-bamboo folding fan for anyone drawn to natural texture and fine fretwork.

The folding fan has long been prized as much for its craft as its function, and a piece like this puts the making front and center. With no printed scene to admire, the eye goes straight to the cutting itself, the kind of quiet, material beauty that suits a minimalist shelf or a hand that prefers natural texture to bright pattern.

  • Traditional folding fan (sensu) design
  • Bamboo wood structure
  • Handcrafted construction
  • Dimensions: 20 cm high x 34 cm wide (open)
  • Compact, portable format
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    Care
    - Machine wash cold (30°C / 86°F max)
    - Wash inside out with similar colors
    - Do not bleach
    - Hang to dry — avoid tumble drying
    - Iron on low heat if needed
    - For specific care, refer to the inner garment label

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