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war fan
A hand fan designed for use in warfare. Several types of war fans were used by the samurai class of feudal Japan and each had a different look and purpose.
There are three kinds of war fan:
- Gunsen: A folding fan used by soldiers to cool themselves off.
- Tessen: A metallic hand fan used as a weapon.
- Gunbai: A hand fan used by military officers to communicate with their troops, or by sumo referees.
Examples
This tag implicates hand_fan (learn more).
The following tags implicate this tag: gunbai and tessen (learn more).
