Colored Bamboo, China, 19th century
Colored Bamboo, China, 19th century
A beautiful fan with a double panel of paper painted with gouache on both sides, depicting 40 figures on palace terraces. All are wearing silk garments and have relief-carved heads.
Bamboo frame with lacquered decoration in various colors: red, tortoiseshell, black, gold, rust, or brown. Ring for hanging.
(Signs of wear.)
Height: 28.2 cm; Fan leaf height: 11.5 cm
In a black lacquered wooden box with gold decoration.
INCLUDED is a fan, the paper panel featuring eleven figures on both sides. Black-lacquered bamboo frame with gold decoration.
(Signs of wear, cuts, damage.)
Height: 28 cm
Expert: Georgina Letourmy-Bordier
Colored Bamboo, China, 19th century
A beautiful fan with a double panel of paper painted with gouache on both sides, depicting 40 figures on palace terraces. All are wearing silk garments and have relief-carved heads.
Bamboo frame with lacquered decoration in various colors: red, tortoiseshell, black, gold, rust, or brown. Ring for hanging.
(Signs of wear.)
Height: 28.2 cm; Fan leaf height: 11.5 cm
In a black lacquered wooden box with gold decoration.
INCLUDED is a fan, the paper panel featuring eleven figures on both sides. Black-lacquered bamboo frame with gold decoration.
(Signs of wear, cuts, damage.)
Height: 28 cm
Expert: Georgina Letourmy-Bordier
