AN EXCEPTIONAL 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY & PAINTED PAPER FAN IN BOX, the fan with finely carved stems and casing depicting scenes of figures, temples and flora, opening up to reveal a very well painted paper section of figures within a temple building, the verso with scenes of figures in boats rowing to a temple building, presented in its original wood & gold lacquer decorated box with its original glass protector, the interior of the box with further painted decoration, the fan open: approx. 52cm. 27.5cm high.