JAPANESE "GUNSEN" FOLDING FAN. IT WAS USED BY SAMURAI DURING THE FIGHTINGS OR TO GIVE ORDERS. DOUBLE LACQUERED WASHI PAPER LEAF WITH THE IMPERIAL SYMBOL OF RISING SUN. WOOD STICKS (PROBABLY CYPRESS), STEEL GUARD STICKS WITH TWO "SHAKUDO" ( ALLOY GOLD COPPER ) MEDALLIONS APPLIED, DEPICTING THE "KAMON" (COAT OF ARMS) OF THE OWNER'S FAMILY (HE COULD HAVE BEEN A DAIMYO, A FEUDAL WARLORD, NOT A REGULAR SAMURAI) EDO PERIOD END XVII CENTURY, EARLY XVIII (CERTIFIED BY AN EXPERT). CM. 33,5. MAX SPREAD CM. 59. STICKS 9 + 2.