The Assembly of Forty, China, ca. 1850

The Assembly of Forty, China, ca. 1850
Folded fan, double sheet of wallpaper on both sides of palaces open onto gardens, animated by 40 figures wearing silk garments and ivory heads in relief.
Bone mount finely pierced and engraved on both sides with garden scenes.
H.t. 28 cm-H.F. 11.7 cm (heavy wear, cuts and small lacks)
In a box covered with black satin from the house of Creusy.
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