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Folding fan, folding, using is spread, so it is also called "scattering fan", it is easy to carry, in and out of the sleeve, fan calligraphy and painting, fan bone carving, is the pet of the literati, so there is also the nickname of "sleeve elegant thing".

Folding fan, originally known as waist fan, was indiscriminately used in the late Han Dynasty and was once the pet of the prince. In the Jin Dynasty, the waist fan, also known as the stacked fan, has become a common heat-repelling utensil for men and women in the upper class. During the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the southern Shiliu often carried this thing when he went out to enjoy the cool and shade. The Qing Dynasty was a period of great development of folding fans in China, and fans were used more frequently among literati and officials. The fan is not only a tool for generating wind and cool, nor is it just a work of art, it has become a symbol of status and interest, and a prop for their social role.

The style of the fan bone is simple and complex, and the patterns are endless. Here are a few typical styles.

The straight square-headed fan has a very simple shape, a long and narrow trapezoidal shape, which is the earliest style to appear. When using precious materials such as ivory, red sandalwood, ebony, etc., this style is often used to make full use of the material. The straight square-headed fan produced during the Republic of China is known as the "antique fan".

This style of monk head is also called round head or big round head, which has been popular as early as the Ming Dynasty. It is named because the fan bone gathers the head with the fan nail as the axis to form a round ball, which looks like a monk's head. This style is mostly seen in large fans below 16 stops. Most of the monk's heads are made of one material, and two pieces of heterogeneous materials can also be inlaid with fan nails on both sides, such as bamboo bones inlaid with rosewood, ivory, tortoiseshell, etc. The price of a monk's head fan bone is generally one level higher than that of a fan bone of the same material.

Praying mantis leg This style of fan bone is named because the big bone is thicker at the top and thin at the bottom, and the shape is quite similar to the mantis leg. Most of the bamboo fan bones are made of this style. The wooden fan bone has poor flexibility and is easy to break at the waist of the fan bone, so it is not adopted. The biggest feature of the mantis leg fan bone is that it is light and easy to handle.

The twists and turns of the large and small fan bones are made into a twist and turn type, and the peaks and troughs of the two adjacent fan bones are staggered, which seems to be layers of waves, full of dynamics. This style is only seen in the sixteenth grade bamboo bone fan. A unique style of a thin-tip autumn fan. The tip of the bone inserted into the fan is thin, and the exposed part is wide and rounded. The flat back fan bones are tightly arranged without revealing gaps. The materials are bamboo, palm bamboo, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, etc.

The pointed head style was called "pointed root" in the Ming Dynasty, that is, the shape of the head is like a sharpened spearhead. This style is only seen in the sixteenth grade bamboo bone fan. The Japanese-style Japanese fan bone is 9th and 11th gear. It is characterized by the narrowness of the large bones, which are similar to the small bones. The side of the fan is exposed outside the fan bone.

In addition to the above basic styles, there are also some fancy shapes, such as fishtail style, gourd style, and Ruyi style.

The fan bone (femur) is divided by file.

The ninth-grade and eleventh-grade fans are all Japanese-style fans (pay attention to making bones from precious materials such as red sandalwood and ivory), which were very popular in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, especially favored by literati. The large and small bones are of similar thickness, with the widest part of the large bone being 10 to 12 mm, the narrowest point being 7 mm, and the length of the large bone being 31 to 32 cm. Twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth gear fan bones are less common. They were popular in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It is characterized by a square head, wide bones (referring to large bones), and a length of about a foot.

The sixteen-gear fan bone is the most popular specification from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China. The fan bone is about 30 to 32 centimeters long and is called a nine-inch or nine-inch five-fan bone. The width of the large bone is basically the same, and the widest point is 2 cm. The 16-speed fan has a moderate size, a perfect opening (140 degrees angle when unfolded), and is comfortable to use, so it has been popular for more than 100 years and has won the most universal praise.

The eighteen-gear fan only became popular after 1949, and the fan bone is about nine inches or nine inches five inches long. The 20th, 22nd, and 24th gears are smaller in size, with a length of between 16 cm and 24 cm, commonly known as 7-inch or eight-inch fans, all of which are Kun fans. The 30th and 40th gear fans are craft fans, which can form a 180-degree angle after unfolding, and the fan bones are short and narrow, and the collection value is not high.

The traditional Chinese folding fan, the fan bone is generally made of bamboo and wood, and the rare ones are ivory, animal bones, horns, lacquer carvings, etc. In addition to the common jade bamboo and white bamboo, there are also precious varieties such as palm bamboo, Xiangfei bamboo, and Buddha belly bamboo. Wooden ones include red sandalwood, white sandalwood (sandalwood), boxwood, peach silk, chicken wings, nanmu, etc. In traditional Chinese culture, among the antique cultural relics handed down from generation to generation, the fan calligraphy and painting not only pay attention to the famous artist's wave, but also the production of fan bones is also extremely luxurious, red sandalwood, ebony, tortoiseshell, ivory, spotted bamboo, animal bones compete for beauty; Yang carving, micro carving, inlay, lacquer, hot stamping, hand-painted icing on the cake. [[[CP|W:518|H:349|A:L|U:http://file2.qidian.com/chapters/20134/18/2612788635019134264533190117737.jpg]]]] Starting Point Chinese Network www.qidian.com welcome the majority of book friends to come and read, the latest, fastest, and hottest serialized works are all original at the starting point!