Japanese Koya Cedar Wood Fan Small Uchiwa Zen Master Ryokan Heavenly Wind U159 cards The kohai or aureola placed

The kohai or aureola placed behind the Buddhist icon is fixed onto the wood

Kanji means Luofu Gesseki

To operate one would put a mixture of molasses and vinegar on the rotating barrel

Bright green tassel and porcelain ball

5 cm long x 29 cm wide x 31 cm tall

Japanese Koya Cedar Wood Fan Small Uchiwa Zen Master Ryokan Heavenly Wind U159 cards The kohai or aureola placedJapanese Wooden Fan This is a Japanese wooden fan or Uchiwa. Uchiwa is a traditional fan tool typically made of wood or bamboo and paper in a flat paddle like shape. This particular fan is made of paper thin slices of cedar wood collected from Koya, a place in western Wakayama Prefecture famous for the Buddhist temples on the mountain. This fan has a copy of the famous calligraphy writing of the Buddhist Zen master Ryokan. It also has small wind gust