(4) Chinese fans, a colorful feather fan with painted red lacquer sticks, 12”; 20”open; white feather and peacock feather fan with hand-painted birds and florals, pierced sandalwood sticks, 12”; 20”open (minor paint loss at center fold); a collector’s fan of twenty one various Chinese guard sticks, incl. lacquer, mother-of-pearl, sandalwood, blue enamel filigree (top of tortoise stick missing), 8”; a carved bone fan with dragon needlework on gauze leafs, 8.5” (small holes in gauze), in black lacquer box; gold leaf paper fan with stork and bamboo decoration, painted red lacquer guard sticks (one split at fold, last leaf not attached to guard stick), 12; a large ceremonial fan with silver painted black lacquer sticks, silver painted florals on black paper attached to gauze, 14.5”; 27”open (wear at folds); Japanese lacquered fan box with figural decoration, 13.5”; and a 19th c. Chinese gold thread needlework on silk fan case, 13”The private collection of an Andover, Massachusetts woman.

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