11th Oct, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
  Lot 2202
 

2202

A Late 19th Century Japanese Bone Fan and One Other, comprising a folding fan with double paper...

A Late 19th Century Japanese Bone Fan and One Other, comprising a folding fan with double paper leaf, the recto a mountain scene with male and female birds to the foreground, amidst delicate foliage and pastel flowers in shades of pink and blue, the verso featuring a crane amidst stylised trees and blossoms. The upper sections of both guards are carved with leaves and fruits, the gorge sticks, of bamboo, are decorated with different designs recto/verso. Finished with a knotted and fringed cream silk tassel. T/w a dance fan, the leaf with wide folds and featuring foliage and birds in flight and on the bough recto/verso. The monture is a mix of pale and stained wood to the paired gorge sticks, the guards are of bone and of stained wood, the bone sticks painted lightly in gold, both being adorned with laces of coloured thread.
Fan 1 guard length 11.25 inches or 28.5cm
Fan 2 Guard length 12.5 inches or 32cm

Sold for £220
Estimated at £100 - £150


 

. Fan 1: the upper guard has an old repair which is holding. Fan 2 appears sound.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 11th Oct, 2019

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