Tang Imperial 22 Pearl Fan Saddle Bag

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In classical China, the folding fan was never simply a tool for keeping cool. It was a statement of refinement. Scholars carried it. Court ladies held it. Painters decorated it. To open a fan in the right company was to begin a conversation without words: about taste, about education, about the kind of person you chose to be.

The folding fan's geometry has a particular beauty: ribs radiating outward from a single pivot point, each one precisely spaced, the whole structure held in tension between its bones. It is a form that is both mathematical and graceful, functional and deeply considered. This bag borrows that geometry and carries it forward, not as a print or a motif, but as the bag's own structure.

The Design — 折扇 (Zhéshàn)

Where other bags in the Tang Imperial Collection carry their cultural references in embroidery or ink, the Pearl Fan Saddle Bag wears its heritage in its bones. The flap is shaped as a half-circle and quilted with raised stitch lines that radiate outward like the ribs of a folding fan. There is no applied motif here. The bag itself is the reference.

The scalloped edge of the flap is trimmed with a continuous row of pearls, each one individually set, following the curved silhouette of the fan's open arc. In classical Chinese aesthetics, pearls are not simply decorative. They represent purity, wisdom, and the kind of quiet wealth that does not need to announce itself. Here, they run along the hemline of the flap like pearls sewn onto the collar of a court garment: precise, deliberate, and entirely at home.

Signature Details

• Fan-Rib Quilting: The flap is stitched with raised lines that radiate outward from the centre, precisely replicating the geometry of a folding fan's bone structure. The quilting gives the leather surface a sculptural quality: light catches differently across each panel, the bag changing character as it moves.
• Pearl Trim Craft: A graduated row of pearls follows the full arc of the flap's scalloped edge. The pearls vary subtly in size, echoing the natural irregularity of genuine pearl jewellery. Elegant, lustrous, and applied with the same precision as a couture hem.
• Ruyi Cloud Twist-Lock Clasp — 如意云纹: The front clasp is shaped in the form of the ruyi cloud (如意云纹), one of the most enduring auspicious motifs in Chinese decorative arts. Ruyi means "as you wish." The form appears in Tang dynasty lacquerwork, Ming dynasty porcelain, and Qing dynasty court robes. Here, it sits at the centre of the flap in electroplated gold, the pivot point from which the entire fan composition radiates — the most classical detail on the most considered bag.

Premium Materials

• Split Leather Body — The exterior is crafted in split leather in a warm off-white cream, offering the feel and natural surface of genuine leather in a structure supple enough to carry all day. 
• Woven Fabric Lining — The interior is finished in woven textile with the brand pattern woven into the lining itself: a detail visible only to the person who opens it.
• Chain-and-Leather Shoulder Strap — The strap combines a gold link chain with a cream leather panel and a branded gold buckle, adjustable from 111cm to 126cm. Multi-layer electroplated hardware, polished and wear-resistant.
• Protective Base Piping — The base of the bag is finished with structured protective piping along the edges, preserving the bag's shape and protecting the leather through daily use.

Product Details

• Style: Tang Imperial 22 Pearl Fan Saddle Bag
• Dimensions: 22cm (W) × 18cm (H) × 8.5cm (D)
• Weight: 0.49 kg
• Exterior: Split leather, off-white cream (米白)
• Lining: Woven fabric with brand pattern
• Hardware: Multi-layer electroplated gold, ruyi cloud twist-lock clasp
• Carry modes: Single shoulder / crossbody
• Shoulder strap: Chain-and-leather; 111cm, adjustable to 126cm
• Interior: Main compartment, zip hidden pocket, slip pocket
• Fits: Phone, keys, lipstick, perfume, cosmetics, card holder
• Colour available: Off-white Cream (米白)

What This Bag Is Really For

This is a bag for the woman who understands that the most interesting things are structural. That beauty built into the form of something lasts longer than beauty painted onto its surface. That pearls along a hemline and a ruyi clasp at the centre are not ornaments. They are a point of view.

The Pearl Fan carries everything the day requires (phone, keys, card, lip colour) without announcing how much thought went into the thing that holds them. That is, of course, the point.

Authenticity & Craft

Every Tang Heritage piece is produced in limited quantities. The Pearl Fan Saddle Bag is inspected at each stage of production: the quilting, the pearl setting, and the clasp fitting are each completed and reviewed before the next begins. Each bag is inspected before it leaves the workshop. When a design is retired, it does not return.

Every Tang Heritage piece comes with a metal authenticity card and a unique engraved serial number, verifiable directly with us at any time.

The folding fan has been a mark of refinement in China for over a thousand years. This is simply the form it takes now.