Rare and exquisite antique Chinese painted fan with carved ivory stick handle.

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This could be fixed, and is not in any case very noticeable. However, our price is an excellent one to allow for this fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE of fan:- 28 cm high opens out to 53 cm at widest point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe will send this framed, as shown, for protection. 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Cantonese and dating from around mid 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecorated with beautiful court scenes in the \"1000 Faces\" pattern. The faces are made from ivory (or possibly ox bone) which has been applied to the paper and then painted. This fan has a particularly lovely border showing stylised fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe haven't opened up the frame but it's probably that the fan is also painted on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntricately and finely carved base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fan is generally in good condition (probably thanks to the way it's been carefully framed), but there is a split in one stave of the handle, which you can see in the photos. This could be fixed, and is not in any case very noticeable. However, our price is an excellent one to allow for this fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE of fan:- 28 cm high opens out to 53 cm at widest point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe will send this framed, as shown, for protection. We pack very well.\u003c\/p\u003e"}