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A Canton fan, the recto painted with a procession including a dragon vehicle carrying people, their faces of ivory, their clothes of silk, men carrying giant masks and banners, the border with flowers, fish and miniature landscapes, the verso with figures in the centre and finely painted exotic birds among peonies in the reserves, the sticks of carved and pierced ivory, the interesting guardsticks deeply carved with Oriental figures, roses and a shoal of fish - 11in. (27.5cm), mid 19th century
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