JAPANESE FOLDING FAN “KOMORI” OR “ SUYEHIRO OGI” ( WIDE ENDED FAN). THIS IS A PRESCRIBED COURT FAN WHICH CAME INTO USE DURING THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. THE GUARDS WERE USUALLY CARVED, AS IN THIS EXAMPLE, WITH A PATTERN KNOWN AS “NEKOME” AND THE TOP HALF OF THE GUARDS BOW OUT IN A WEDGE SHAPE. THE DOUBLE LEAF IS GOLD ON THE FRONT, AND SILVER ON THE BACK, TWO COLOURS WHICH REPRESENT SUN AND MOON. BAMBOO STICKS, CELLULOID RIVET. 1920 CA. ( SEE IRONS – FANS OF IMPERIAL JAPAN – PAG. 86).