20th Nov, 2020 12:00 GMT/BST

Fans & Fancies - Online auction

 
Lot 5212
 


Lot 5212 - A Late 19th Century Japanese Fan, Ogi, the monture of ivory, painted with various colours of...
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5212

A Late 19th Century Japanese Fan, Ogi, the monture of ivory, painted with various colours of...

A Late 19th Century Japanese Fan, Ogi, the monture of ivory, painted with various colours of lacquer, and inset with shibayama. Featuring wisteria, birds, insects and further foliage, perhaps lilies, the guards are exquisitely worked. The gorge sticks are plain but simply shaped. Embossed detail to the white metal loop. The double paper leaf is painted to the recto with a tranquil scene of cranes by a riverbank and in the water, their depiction very detailed and elegant. Slender, stylised trees fill the background and are supplemented by various floral species in soft pink mid blue and white. The verso is painted with large blousy peonies, and hydrangea, in pastel shades of pink, blue and white. A butterfly and moth approach. Accompanied by a tan wood fan box with characters written on the outside. Together with A Very Vibrantly Presented Late 19th Century Japanese Paper Fan, the leaf mounted on rounded dark wood sticks. The recto is painted in strong orange with autumn leaves contrasting colourfully with a part gold background. The verso, with a dull red background and touch of gold, features spring blossom in light shades of white and pink. Guard length approx. 11.75 inches or 29cm (2)

Sold for £90
Estimated at £100 - £200


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. Quite extensive damage to the leaf at both sides on the shibayama fan. The floral fan has some rubbed folds.

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Auction: Fans & Fancies - Online auction, 20th Nov, 2020

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