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The listing, JAPANESE HAND CARVED BONE WEDDING FAN has ended.

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HELLO, I have here today a beautifully detailed Japanese
Wedding Fan brought back originally from Japan by a very
sweet lady I once knew about 20 years ago. She gave this fan to me along with the story of how she got it. In her
youth before she married she became a missionary and went to Japan to live and work at a Girls School to teach
them to speak English. Her boyfriend and herself, to which she new most of her life, missed each other so much that he went to Japan with her parents and they were married there. They both stayed in Japan 13 yrs.
teaching children English, until they were evacuated due to the impending war. Then they came home and
started a family of there own. She was one of the nicest
ladies I ever knew, and to see her home filled with things from Japan and the Geisha Dolls of all sizes. It was a Museum visit every time. This HAND CARVED BONE FAN, in its original box, was her wedding gift from the children in her school. Thanks for looking.

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Questions & Comments

Oh dagnabbit I have over 30 fans. I collect them, but only the good ones like this one. I would be so happy to own this baby! It would take center stage on my wall for sure. I have a few bone fans but yours is much nicer than mine...I got it at an auction house so I did not see it close so they were both damaged and I glued then back as good as I could. Ok well you have awesome items but I am just getting ready to start selling out again but it will be days waiting for I make the majority of the items I sell. So far no one has had a problem that I know of with the jewelry I make but Postage is what kills me having no money coming in and my husband does not allow me to have a bank card or see the papers in the mail that show how much you have and such. I looked once and he came very very close to beating me up again but he remembered that I was only a couple months out from having titanium in my lower back and two wires onto my spinal chord plus the battery they put in my hip. Well they had to redo it for my hip where battery was was in rough shape. I was full of yukky stuff there so they cleaned it out and put a different battery and a second cable as well on the spine. Ok I am messed up and don't remember what I was saying...stupid me and no memory...sorry I will just go away now. Have a wonderful prosperous auctions.
Namaste~
Dovey

Sep 8th, 2014 at 11:18:03 AM PDT by

Thank you Dovey for your interest and I wish you all the luck both here on Listia
and with your health. You need to find a place to go, no one deserves for any reason, to be treated like that, it is a crime. Anything between husband and wife is
by all rights yours too. Please be safe and take care of yourself.
yourself

Sep 8th, 2014 at 12:28:11 PM PDT by

Lovely item. Love the story. I am now a fan (no pun intended).

Sep 5th, 2014 at 1:35:53 PM PDT by

Loved the pun (really) LOL...........cute. I will fan you back. Thanks for stopping.
I have lots more coming.....92 pictures today alone.

Sep 5th, 2014 at 1:45:23 PM PDT by

I also am a missionary and have been to 2 3rd would countries. i went to help them with knowing God and in charge and worked in the health part. i would love to go to Africa next. that is my dream to do that. i haven't been able to go for a few yrs because i am a full time caretaker for my dad and mom before she passed away in june 1st this year. i have things up from every where we all have been. good luck and i hope i win.

Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:11:41 PM PDT by

I have so much respect for Missionaries and the unselfish deeds they do to make others less fortunate to live better. Thank you for your service. Good luck in all
your ventures and in your win.....!

Sep 12th, 2014 at 11:46:16 PM PDT by

That was cute! I have fanned you also. Are you cooler? Hehe nice fan!

Sep 6th, 2014 at 5:03:55 PM PDT by

Hello Ms. Julie, Talk about cooler, last night it plummeted 34 degrees....95 to 61
here and it felt like snow coming. lol, but it did not.....now I'm cooler....Ha Ha!
I am also a big fan of yours too!

Sep 6th, 2014 at 5:13:28 PM PDT by

Thanks! I have loved fans forever I think! Don't know why I just do! I have one that goes on the wall above my sofa and it is huge and I love it! Love everything I have won from you especially my adorable quail! They jump up onto my porch in the winter to get food that I leave out for the birds

Sep 6th, 2014 at 6:12:45 PM PDT by

How adorable, I love Quails too. I also love Fans and had a huge collection when I was young and couldn't afford more expensive antiques. Some how I just haven't been able to give this away till now. I think it is rare to find a hand carved bone
fan and hope others realize that too. I love bird watching, hummingbirds, Cardinals
blue orioles and blue jays are in my yard nearly all the time. I also confess that I too
also feed them all to make them come as close to my porch to. I love watching them from my kitchen window where I can see them all in a short span of time. Don't see many Quail here, but saw about 20 turkey go thru our yard last week before sun down. That only happens twice a year. Oh....what makes us happy huh. We are a lot alike aren't we?

Sep 6th, 2014 at 8:39:10 PM PDT by

Yes ma'am! I also feed the deer the pheasant grosbeaks hummingbirds Eric send me your email and I will you some cute cute pictures of them ok? They are so much fun! We have twin fawns this year oh they are fun! The hummingbirds buzz right by me and hover just outside my slider to tell me they need more food lol! They should be fat but aren't!

Sep 6th, 2014 at 9:27:23 PM PDT by

We sound so much alike. I love animals , accept snakes. I avoid them as much as
possible.......I have 8 Hummingbird feeders so they are at different windows near
a feeder. I can see them from most anywhere in my house. With all the feeders and
something in bloom nearly always, you would think they would be fat, but not here to.

Sep 7th, 2014 at 8:35:36 PM PDT by

I agree take care

Sep 8th, 2014 at 2:13:47 PM PDT by

You take care too Ms. Julie !

Sep 8th, 2014 at 6:25:12 PM PDT by

Speaking of snakes I don't like them either. When I was young such a Long long time ago my brother put one down my blouse. Ugh! Saw one when I went to water my flowers and saw one eeeek! Gadzooks I don't like them!

Sep 8th, 2014 at 2:29:39 PM PDT by

YUP.....I too had 3 brothers who thought any snake, dead or alive was fun to throw
down my shirt. One time I was sitting on the toilet as a little kid, and my brothers
threw in a live snake and I passed out. When I came to my mom had the belt and
my brothers were taking there turn over her lap. Revenge was served with hot
crossed buns that day, I hate to say it......but ......I enjoyed seeing them with a sore
bottom and often think about it.

Sep 8th, 2014 at 6:24:32 PM PDT by

I hope I can win this. It's for a bride who will be married in Oct and in Mexico where fans are part of the wedding ensemble.

Sep 8th, 2014 at 3:44:07 PM PDT by

That would be so beautiful, good luck!

Sep 8th, 2014 at 6:17:50 PM PDT by

Hand held fans are another one of my collections. I have never seen a bone fan but have many wood or bamboo fans. I have 1 fan that came with a stand. It I have no idea how to set it up on the stand. If you have any time and some advice I would greatly appreciate A personal message.
Thanks for any help you can give
Cansurvivor.

Sep 10th, 2014 at 1:32:37 AM PDT by

Hello Ms. Survivor........here is my email.....seemeat@outlook.com and if you could
send me a picture, I would be honored to help you, if I can,

Sep 10th, 2014 at 12:29:53 PM PDT by

Does the fan still open and fold without complications? I brought one back to the US from Yokohama in the 60s, unfortunately it was stolen couple years later. It brings back just seeing this fan brings back many wonderful memories of my stay in Japan. Fanned and watching

Sep 13th, 2014 at 9:00:55 AM PDT by

Yes, its in perfect working order. fanned you too.

Sep 13th, 2014 at 11:43:07 AM PDT by

Beautiful F W Please fan back

Sep 14th, 2014 at 3:32:17 PM PDT by

Thank you , I did .

Sep 14th, 2014 at 9:16:13 PM PDT by

Already fanned you...sorry...love your items!

Sep 14th, 2014 at 3:33:31 PM PDT by

Thank you Pam, fanned you too

Sep 14th, 2014 at 9:15:51 PM PDT by

JAPANESE HAND CARVED BONE WEDDING FAN is in the Antiques category