[さしは;さしば;えい(翳);は(翳), sashiha ; sashiba ; ei ( ei ); ha ( ei )] (n) large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
[かざす, kazasu] (v5s, vt) (1) to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; (2) to hold one's hands out (e.g. towards a fire); (3) to shade one's eyes, face, etc.