A Late 18th or Early 19th Century Chinese Export Fan,...
A Late 18th or Early 19th Century Chinese Export Fan, with stained red monture, possibly bone, possibly ivory, lightly painted in gold in the chinoiserie style. The deep double paper leaf with a light salmon background is painted with an oriental couple wearing elaborate robes, the lady on a garden seat with painted decoration, the man on a normal high backed chair, a painted table to the side along with several artefacts and flowers embellished with tiny gold sequins, as are the upper garments worn by the couple. Fine foliage and blossoms fill the reserves, the ground decorated with additional gold sequins as are the side and upper borders. The verso is plain save for a fine painted border. Guard length 10.5 inches or 27cm
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A Late 18th or Early 19th Century Chinese Export Fan, with stained red monture, possibly bone, possibly ivory, lightly painted in gold in the chinoiserie style. The deep double paper leaf with a light salmon background is painted with an oriental couple wearing elaborate robes, the lady on a garden seat with painted decoration, the man on a normal high backed chair, a painted table to the side along with several artefacts and flowers embellished with tiny gold sequins, as are the upper garments worn by the couple. Fine foliage and blossoms fill the reserves, the ground decorated with additional gold sequins as are the side and upper borders. The verso is plain save for a fine painted border. Guard length 10.5 inches or 27cm
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