Folding Fan
Resumo
- Preço
- 1 koku
- Raridade
- 3
- Qualidades
- Resplendent
Descrição
Rokugan invented the folding fan to cope with the combination of hot, humid summers and stifling courtly attire. While it is customary to offer a guest a fan from one’s own household when receiving them, nearly every samurai carries their own fan, made of cypress strips tied together with thread. Both all-wood fans (hiōgi) and wood-and-paper fans (kawahori-ōgi) are popular at court. Rich courtiers often commission renowned artists to adorn their fans with art or calligraphy, while daring artisans create their own. The gossip circles speak well of a courtier who appears at court with a striking design that complements their attire. While it is considered impolite to comment on another samurai’s outfit in their presence, the same is not true of their fan. Interrogating the provenance and detail of the fan has thus become a polite way for courtiers to flatter or fence with one another in the context of casual conversation. And, of course, fans make it easy to obscure one’s mouth—thus rendering anything one says deniable according to the rules of Rokugani etiquette. (Cost: 1 koku. Rarity: 3. Qualities: Resplendent.)
Texto do livro
Courts of Stone · Chapter 2: Wars of Words and Shadows › New Gear and Items › Items in the Court · p. 105
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Rokugan invented the folding fan to cope with the combination of hot, humid summers and stifling courtly attire. While it is customary to offer a guest a fan from one’s own household when receiving them, nearly every samurai carries their own fan, made of cypress strips tied together with thread. Both all-wood fans (hiōgi) and wood-and-paper fans (kawahori-ōgi) are popular at court. Rich courtiers often commission renowned artists to adorn their fans with art or calligraphy, while daring artisans create their own. The gossip circles speak well of a courtier who appears at court with a striking design that complements their attire. While it is considered impolite to comment on another samurai’s outfit in their presence, the same is not true of their fan. Interrogating the provenance and detail of the fan has thus become a polite way for courtiers to flatter or fence with one another in the context of casual conversation. And, of course, fans make it easy to obscure one’s mouth—thus rendering anything one says deniable according to the rules of Rokugani etiquette. (Cost: 1 koku. Rarity: 3. Qualities: Resplendent.)