AOI Luxury Fan – HOKUSAI Japanese Ukiyo-e Pattern
Bring a beautiful touch of Japanese elegance to your selection with the AOI Luxury Fan – Japanese Ukiyo-e Pattern. Both refined, light, and easy to display in a shop, this fan is an ideal product to enrich a gift, decoration, lifestyle, or accessories offering.
Crafted from bamboo and silk, it captivates with its delicate finish and style inspired by classic Japanese motifs. Its compact size—21 cm high by 3 cm wide when folded—makes it easy to store, display, and transport, while maintaining a beautiful visual effect once opened.
Patterns: Kitagawa Utamaro and Tōshūsai Sharaku
Kitagawa Utamaro is famous for his elegant prints of female beauties (bijin-ga), depicting with finesse and delicacy the women of the Edo period. His works are distinguished by the grace of the silhouettes, the subtlety of the expressions, and the refinement of the details, evoking the elegance, femininity, and sophisticated aesthetic of traditional Japanese culture.
Conversely, Tōshūsai Sharaku is known for his expressive portraits of kabuki actors, executed with remarkable force and intensity. His works capture emotions, gazes, and theatrical gestures with a bold and dynamic style, giving his characters a powerful and vibrant presence.
These two artists, contrasting the delicacy of Utamaro’s female beauties with the theatrical expressiveness of Sharaku’s portraits, represent two emblematic facets of Japanese ukiyo-e art. The design of this fan is inspired by these famous representations, symbols of the refinement and cultural richness of traditional Japan, bringing an elegant, artistic, and timeless atmosphere.
