Bamboo Uchiwa

Updated at 2024-04-26

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Yukatas and uchiwas are typical of Japanese summers. Fan creation is a traditional Japanese handicraft and a modern necessity. In early Japan, only royalty and nobles carried uchiwas. It was only until the end of the Heian period when common folks were permitted to accessorize with them. The subsequent popularization of the Summer Festival and Ghost Festival catapulted uchiwas into ubiquity. The Chiba Boshu uchiwa, Kyoto Kyo uchiwa, and Kagawa Marugame uchiwa are collective known as the "Big Three." This bamboo uchiwa is printed with Hokusai's famous ukiyo-e "Fine Wind, Clear Morning" and "The Great Wave off Kanagawa."

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Name

Bamboo Uchiwa

Giver

Former Rep. Yukio Jitsukawa

Friendly States

Japan

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