Gunbai, from the Sino-Japanese roots meaning "military-apportioned [fan]", were a specialized form of fan used by samurai officers in Japan to communicate commands to their troops. …

The Japanese war fan, or tessen (Japanese: 鉄扇,てっせん, romanized: tessen, lit. '"iron fan"'), is a Japanese hand fan used as a weapon or for signalling. Several types of war fans were used …

A gunbai (軍配, literally meaning: army arrangement), or Gunbai Uchiwa (軍配団扇, Gunbai Uchiwa, literally meaning: army arrangement fan), is a non-folding fan, carved from a unique …

Military commanders used a type of fixed fan, called a war fan (gunbai), to signal soldiers on the battlefield. The silver mounts of this example are engraved with flowers against a stippled …

The gunbai (軍配?, short for 軍配団扇 gunbai-uchiwa) military leader's fan (in old Japan); umpire's fan (in sumo wrestling)[1] is a type of Japanese war fan. Gunbai were used by samurai officers …

2025年1月26日 · WHAT IS A GUNBAI? A gunbai (軍配)¹ is categorized as a type of fan, with an alternative name being “uchiwa” (団扇). The full name for this is “gunbai-uchiwa” (軍配団扇) , …

The Scout class from the game Team Fortress 2 is able to use the "Fan O'War", a gunbai war fan. Keladry of Mindelan, Lady Yuki, and Princess Shinkokami in the Protector of the Small series …

Antique Japanese gunbai, war fan belonging to a high ranking samurai officer. Made of lacquered wood with shell inlay and with 2 large cut outs. This fan would have been used to shade from …

In older Japan, the fan was used to communicate commands to the soldiers. It is also used in sumo wrestling, so the empire can point the gunbai to the victor of the bout! Gunbai is usually …