China, Filigree mandarin folding fan, Canton, Daoguang period 1821-1850

A Chinese export fan painted to either side with extensive landscape scene of mandarin figures at leisure, their costumes picked out in silk and painted details, with ivory faces, each scene within a painted border of birds on a grecque motif, including flowers , on a large blue and green enameled filigree mounting

Good condition with minor old restoration.
Silver gilt filigree fans of this type are illustrated in Chinese Fans, The Muwen Tang Collection Series No. 12, from the collection of Simon Kwan, published Hong Kong, 2011.

Former G. Lévy collection.
Exhibited at the Fan Museum in London in July 2019.
Published in the exhibition catalog.
25 x 47,5 cm