A fan - Akome fan

Japanese: 衵扇 - あこめおうぎ

A type of folding fan used by court ladies with their formal attire. In rare cases, it was also carried by aristocratic boys. The fan was made by joining thin cypress or cedar boards together, with vividly colored pictures painted on both sides and long decorative cords attached to both ends. Relics from the Heian period can be found at Sada Shrine and Itsukushima Shrine. In the early modern period, the number of boards was set at 39, and thread flowers and decorative metal fittings were added, and it came to be called Ōkazashi.

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Japanese:

扇の一種で，宮廷女性が正装に用いた扇をいう。まれに貴族の少年が持ったこともある。ひのき，または杉の薄板を連ねて扇をつくり，表裏に極彩色の絵を描き，両端に長い飾り紐をつけた。佐太神社，厳島神社などに平安時代の遺品がある。近世に入って板の数は 39枚と定められ，糸花や飾り金具が加わって，大翳 (おおかざし) と呼ばれた。

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