Dealer Notes

Steve Kotake 10 yrs ago

listed for $850 —sold for $850 to Santa Rosa – Jesse Peter Multi Cultural Museum- Rachel Minor on 1/19/18 inv.#9701

Antique Japanese Gumbai

Antique Japanese Gumbai

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Japanese
Period

Pre 1920

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Antique Japanese gumbai, war fan. It was sued mainly as a signaling device during war. Today, they are most often seen in use by sumo referees. It measures 21.5″ long 11″ wide. Meiji 1868-1912. Inscribed with the Hachimandaibosatsu, in the same style of calligraphy as the Tsuruoka shrine in Kamakura. It may have been as shrine offering or a decoration in the shrine. Made of white bronze with a pewter or silver handle.

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Antique Japanese gumbai, war fan. It was sued mainly as a signaling device during war. Today, they are most often seen in use by sumo referees. It measures 21.5″ long 11″ wide. Meiji 1868-1912. Inscribed with the Hachimandaibosatsu, in the same style of calligraphy as the Tsuruoka shrine in Kamakura. It may have been as shrine offering or a decoration in the shrine. Made of white bronze with a pewter or silver handle.

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Japanese
Period

Pre 1920

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