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FOLDING FAN PROBABLY MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND, WITH CHINOISERIES. HAND-PAINTED PAPER DOUBLE LEAF WITH SCENES OF TEA CEREMONY AND MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT BY TYPICAL ANTIQUE INSTRUMENTS. ON THE FRONT LEAF WE CAN SEE A SALTERIUS, A ZHONGRUAN AND TWO COUPLE OF TINGSHA, SMALL CYMBALS HERE DEPITED LIKE CASTANETS, IN ADDITION TO A DOG OF POSSIBLE CHINESE CRESTED BREED. THE CHILD HOLDS A PINWHEEL IN A HAND, A TOY ALREADY EXISTING IN CHINA DURING THE XII CENTURY. ON THE BACK WE CAN SEE A PIPA AND TWO TYPICALLY CHINESE DRUMS, BEYOND THE SAME DOG. RED LACQUERED WOOD STICKS WITH GOLD DECORATIONS. THEY WOULD BE ENGLISH, OR OF CHINESE PRODUCTION. IVORY PLAQUES AT THE RIVETS. 1780/90 CIRCA. XM.28. MAX WIDTH CM. 51. STICKS 14+2 |