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A Japanese war fan is a 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. ==Description== War fans varied in size, materials, shape, and use. One of the most significant uses was as a signalling device.〔William E. Deal, ''Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan'', p.167〕 Signalling fans came in two varieties: * a real fan that has wood or metal ribs with lacquered paper attached to the ribs and a metal outer cover * a solid open fan made from metal and/or wood, very similar to the ''gunbai'' used today by sumo referees.〔Louis Frédéric, ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p.267〕 The commander would raise or lower his fan and point in different ways to issue commands to the soldiers, which would then be passed on by other forms of visible and audible signalling.〔Oscar Ratti, Adele Westbrook, ''Secrets of the Samurai: A Survey of the Martial Arts of Feudal Japan'', p.296-304〕 War fans could also be used as weapons. The art of fighting with war fans is tessenjutsu.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Japanese war fan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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