A Japanese fan, the monture a combination of plain black guards and bamboo gorge sticks, the leaf painted with characters from perhaps a story or theatrical production, the central character in dragon costume, a man seated upon a crane in flight, a lady in robe and obi, a child on her back, and a further child playing a flute or pipe, the reverse sparsely painted with stylized flowers, a moth and a dragonfly, guard length approx.12.75 inches or 32.5cm