The main materials of fans are bamboo, wood, paper, ivory, hawksbill, jadeite and bird feathers. Other palm leaves, betel nut leaves, wheat straw and cattail can also be woven or made into various daily craft fans.
1. How to make the fan
1. Prepare colored paper, colored cardboard, rope, scissors, double-sided tape and tassels; Fold the colored paper into three small fan blades, adhere them with double-sided tape, and then fix one end of the fan blade with double-sided tape.
2. Place one end of the fixed fan blade in colored cardboard, roll the colored cardboard paper into a stick shape as the fan handle, then stick ropes on the edges of both ends of the fan blade, roll a layer of colored cardboard on the fan handle to make a sliding sleeve handle, and then fix the ropes at both ends of the fan on the sliding sleeve handle. Finally, take a piece of colored paper card and wrap it on the rope that has just been pasted, and stick the tassel on it, and the small fan will be finished.
II. Types of Fans
There are many types of fans, including feather fan, cattail fan, pheasant fan, round fan, folding fan, silk Gong Shan, clay fan, black paper fan, sandalwood fan and so on. The fan-making techniques listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list include sandalwood fan in Suzhou, Jiangsu, Wangxingji fan in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, folding fan in Rongchang, Chongqing, Gong fan in Zigong, Sichuan, sunflower fan in Xinhui, Guangdong and feather fan in Huzhou. There are juniper fans and bat fans in Japan.
history and types of fans:
1. fan history
1. at first, fan was a ceremonial tool, which was used by the ruling class to show its status and privileges. The fan is a practical thing. Because of its thinness and large area, it can fan the wind to cool off. China has always had a tradition of decorating everyday objects, so there are engravers on the fan ribs with handles and paintings on the front and back of the fan.
2. Early carvers' paintings and calligraphy were mostly done by ordinary craftsmen, and gradually all kinds of artists with rich imagination came to participate, and fans also evolved into works of art with practical functions, which made people feel envious and treasure-like, and became a major category in today's collections. The origin of China fans is very early, and the prototype of fans existed in Shang Dynasty.
second, the types of fans
There are many types of fans in ancient China, but only the folding fan and the round fan are really valued by collectors. Folding fan is a "folding fan", also known as "gathering fan". Although the folding fan came into being late, it is of great importance. The round fan came into being much earlier than the folding fan, and it is also called "Albizia fan" because its shape is as reunion as the moon coincides with the auspicious meaning of China people.