Originally Posted by yonnikka
According to Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, there was a similar Laura Wheeler patttern called "Japanese Fan" (see # 3309). It was divided into three sections, like yours. It also had a smooth edge.
Also, according to Jinny Beyer, page 388 of "The Quilter's Album of Patchwork Patterns" it is called "Japanese Fan" by Laura Wheeler printed in the Cincinnati Enquirer on March 27, 1934. She has the center most section and outer rings in black and the middle section in purples.