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1850s-1860s Work of Hoaching China, Canton Ivory, tortoise-shell, mother-of-pearl, sandal wood, silver, gold and silk; filigree, gilding and carving. Length of the fan 22 cm, length
of Acquired in 1926-28 from The fan is made of different materials in the technique
of relief and openwork carving. The guards are carved of ivory and tortoise-shell
with a design of roses, chrysanthemums and forget-me-nots in high relief.
The sticks are carved of ivory, tortoise-shell, sandal, white and pink
mother-of-pearl in openwork and thin relief. Gold and silver filigree
is ornamented with a design of flowers and a vine. The fan is fixed with
elaborate gold loop and decorated with hanging silk- and silver-thread
tassels with "endless" knot. The box is carved from sandal wood
and decorated with figures in a landscape and leaves, and lined inside
with purple velvet. A paper label on the bottom reads: "Hoaching,
dealer in gold, silver, ivory, tortoise shell, mother-of-pearl, silks,
Canton". So we know that the fan had been ordered from one of the
best Cantonese jewellers, Hoaching, who was working in the second half
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