Edo Uchiwa Fan - Edo Uchiwa Fan

Japanese: 江戸うちわ - えどうちわ
Edo Uchiwa Fan - Edo Uchiwa Fan

…Festival fans and dance fans were sometimes made specially for festivals and Bon festival dances. Edo fans were very popular, and from the Jōkyō (1684-88) to the Genroku (1688-1704) eras, it became fashionable for Edo women to hold fans, leading to the development of fans for women. Fans of various shapes were made, and by the Kyōhō (1716-36) even handleless fans had appeared. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Edo Uchiwa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…祭礼や盆踊にも祭うちわ,踊うちわが特別にできることもあった。江戸うちわは盛大で,貞享(1684‐88)から元禄(1688‐1704)にかけて江戸の女はうちわを手にすることが流行し,女性向きのものを発達させた。さまざまな形もでき,享保(1716‐36)ころには柄のないうちわまで現れた。…

※「江戸うちわ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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