A FINELY HAND PAINTED AND INLAID CANTON SCHOOL FAN IN ORIGINAL LACQUER BOXHand carved wood, hand painted paper, inlays, in original lacquered wooden box which is fitted China, around 1880 The paper leaves of the fan are painted with brilliant gouache, one side with officials and palace ladies in a garden. each of the figures' faces is inlaid, their clothing is applied in silk and we see most of the figures holding a fan. A motif that is repeated on the 16 individual panels of the ornate frame. The backside shows a pair of magpies, a traditional symbol for a happy marriage, amidst auspicious flowers. To both sides the main images are framed by a decorative border with auspicious Buddhist objects. The fan comes complete in its fitted lacquer box that shows a gold lacquer decoration with a fan at the center of a floral pattern. Shape: Fan shape Dimensions: maximum width when unfolded is 51 cm, height of the fan is 28 cm, size of the box is 31 x 6 x 4.5 cm Condition: very good condition with fresh colors, all inlays in place and only minor tears and little creases to paper Provenance: Austrian private collection 精美粵派手工繪製扇子，原裝漆盒手工木雕，手工紙本設，鑲嵌，原裝木質漆盒 中國，1880前後 造型：扇尺寸：未展開時最寬處 51 厘米，扇高28 厘米，扇盒 31 x 6 x 4.5 厘米 品相：極好，顔色鮮艷，所有鑲嵌石都未丟失，僅僅在紙面有些微小窟窿和褶皺 來源： 奧地利私人收藏