An Unusual Paper Fan, initially appearing quite plain, in dark...
Lot Description:
An Unusual Paper Fan, initially appearing quite plain, in dark aubergine, but in fact featuring a design on the double paper leaf made with pinpricks. Mounted on basic light bamboo sticks. Together with A Paper Advertising Fan, the leaf mounted on bamboo, advertising the "Thang Long Water Puppet troupe" at 57B, Dihn Tiên Hoàng, Hanoi, Vietnam. The advertisement, with a puppet over water depicted in the centre, is in English one side and Vietnamese the other (2)
Condition Report:
. Fair to good
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Lot Description:
An Unusual Paper Fan, initially appearing quite plain, in dark aubergine, but in fact featuring a design on the double paper leaf made with pinpricks. Mounted on basic light bamboo sticks. Together with A Paper Advertising Fan, the leaf mounted on bamboo, advertising the "Thang Long Water Puppet troupe" at 57B, Dihn Tiên Hoàng, Hanoi, Vietnam. The advertisement, with a puppet over water depicted in the centre, is in English one side and Vietnamese the other (2)
Condition Report:
. Fair to good