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2. Japanese war fan - Wikipedia

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   A tessen (iron fan) on display in Iwakuni Castle, Japan. Gunsen (軍扇) were folding fans used by the average warriors to cool themselves off. They were made of wood, bronze, brass or a similar metal for the inner spokes, and often used thin iron or other metals for the outer spokes or cover, making them lightweight but strong. [2]

3. Tessenjutsu - Wikipedia

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   A solid iron tessen fan on display in Iwakuni Castle, Japan. Tessenjutsu (Japanese: 鉄扇術, lit. 'iron fan technique') is the martial art of the Japanese war fan (tessen). It is based on the use of the solid iron fan or the folding iron fan, which usually had eight or ten wood or iron ribs.

4. Hand fan - Wikipedia

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   Handheld Brise fan from 1800. A handheld fan, or simply hand fan, is a broad, flat surface that is waved back-and-forth to create an airflow. Generally, purpose-made handheld fans are folding fans, which are shaped like a sector of a circle and made of a thin material (such as paper or feathers) mounted on slats which revolve around a pivot so that it can be closed when not in use.

5. European hand fans in the 18th century - Wikipedia

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   The folding fan was the most popular in Europe during the 18th century, a time known as the golden age of the folding fan. [3] The principal folding fan styles are pleated, brisé, and cockade. [2] Hand fan 1800 1805

6. Ikkaku-ryū juttejutsu - Wikipedia

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   The fan was designed to look like a regular folding-fan carried by samurai and other nobles in the samurai-era when they did not have access to their swords. [2] These special tessens were in some cases either made totally of iron or had iron-edges thus enabling it to be a small self-defence weapon if required.

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