CANTON FAN FOR EUROPEAN EXPORT, OF DYED AND HAND-PAINTED SWAN FEATHERS, EDGED WITH SWAN DOWN. PROBABLY FOR MARRIAGE. CARVED AND PIERCED BONE STICKS. THIS TYPE OF FANS HAS BEEN PRODUCED DURING ALL XIX CENTURY. WE CAN DATE THIS EXEMPLAR ABOUT 1830/40, THANKS TO THE STICKS TYPOLOGY. WE CAN NOTE THE CARVED "NU SHU" GLOSSES, HERE SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED INTO A DECORATION, BUT  HOWEVER REPRESENTING THE PASSAGE FROM AN "ONE ENTITY" TO A COUPLE WHO CREATES A THIRD SUBJECT, HAS A CONCEPT OF FERTILITY AND PROSPERITY. 1830/40 CM. 23,5. MAX SPREAD CM. 46. STICKS 20 + 2.