TORTOISE SHELL PAIR OF CHINESE SCREENS, ELEGANTLY AND SUPERBLY PIERCED, SHAPED LIKE JAPANESE "GUNBAI UCHIWA". THE HERONS PRESENT ON THE SCREENS ARE SELF-MOVING. THEY WERE THE EMPRESS' SYMBOL. THESE SAMPLES SURELY HAVE BEEN CREATED FOR DECORATIVE, RITUAL OR SOLEMN PURPOSES, OR, ANYWAY, FOR FEMALE USE. XIX CENTURY. CM. 29,5 x 13,7.