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Another Fun Topic: Samurai Fans

barnejp

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Good morning Greg,

 

For a moment I thought you meant these Fans, patiently waiting to view "Swords of Kyoto" in 2018...

 

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Seriously though, the subject of Fans is really fascinating, as it encompasses so much, from a simple tool for keeping cool, part of an elegant game from the Heian Court, a devastating close quarter weapon, an object of Talismanic importance and a symbol which controlled the fortunes of men on the Battlefield.

 

Here's a demonstration of Tessen against Sword at an Embu at Shiramine Shrine in Kyoto:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1Tacd1JIkM

 

:)

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