“GUNSEN” JAPANESE FOLDING FAN “TESSEN” TYPE. IT WAS USED BY SAMURAI DURING THE FIGHTINGS OR TO GIVE ORDERS. DOUBLE WASHI PAPER LEAF PAINTED WITH GOLD ON A SIDE AND SILVER ON THE OTHER ONE, WITH THE IMPERIAL SYMBOL OF RISING SUN. BAMBOO STICKS AND STEEL GUARD STICKS WITH SIKLVER AND GOLDA INLAYS, DEPICTING DRAGONS. JAPANESE DRAGONS ARE SYMBOL OF GREAT POWER, BUT ALSO OF WISDOM. THEY GRANT TO HUMANS HEALTH AND KNOWING WHEN THEY FEEL IT RIGHT. JAPANESE ASSOCIATE TO THESE ANIMALS LAKES, OCEANS AND SPRING, TIME WHEN NEW LIFE BEGINS. ALTHOUGH BENEVOLENT, THEY OFTEN REMAIN INDIFFERENT TO HUMAN PROBLEMS, BUT ARE DEVOTED TO BIG ISSUES OF THE UNIVERSE. DRAGONS ARE ALSO VERY PRESENT IN ARCHITECTURE, WHERE THEY ARE THE GUARDIANS OF BUILDINGS. ORIGINAL CORD, HOLE TO THE RIVET. EDO PERIOD. XVIII CENTURY. GUARD CM. 33. STICKS 9 + 2