CHINESE "PIEN-MIEN" VENTOLA (PROBABLY FOR MEN), PRESSED PAPER SCREEN LINED: ON RECTO IN HAND-PAINTED RICE PAPER WITH PERSONAGES WITH IVORY FACES AND SILK CLOTHES; ON VERSO IN MUSLIN WITH SILK APPLICATIONS AND RELIEF EMBROIDERED FLOWERS. IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM THERE WERE SET PRECIOUS STONES. IN THE SECOND FLOWER FROM RIGHT THERE ARE STILL TWO VERY LITTLE DIAMONDS. THE LEAVES ARE MADE OF KINGFISHER FEATHER, AN ALMOST ESTINCTED BIRD. PRECIOUSLY CARVED AND PIERCED IVORY HANDLE. ORIGINAL SILK TASSEL. ON THE FRAME THERE IS A LITTLE SILVER CHAIN WITH A SPRING-CATCH TO HANG THE SCREEN AT THE DRESS. A SIMILAR EXEMPLAR IS IN LONDON FAN MUSEUM. END 1700 - EARLY  1800. CM 39 x 25.