A mother of pearl brise fan, the recto and verso carved with oriental figures, horsemen, animals, trees and huts, the recto with a gate inscribed Yai Men (cliff gate) in the centre above a medallion carved with huts, a tree and a fence, both sides carved with mythological figures above the ribbon - 7 1/2 in. (19cm), Canton, circa 1830, one guardstick missing
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A mother of pearl brise fan, the recto and verso carved with oriental figures, horsemen, animals, trees and huts, the recto with a gate inscribed Yai Men (cliff gate) in the centre above a medallion carved with huts, a tree and a fence, both sides carved with mythological figures above the ribbon - 7 1/2 in. (19cm), Canton, circa 1830, one guardstick missing
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The medallion was probably carved by another hand, possibly in Europe
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