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FanDescription
D. Intricately carved ivory fan, long, narrow, in box. Shows many types of Asian people doing many different things. Some seems old others young. Some wear robes, some pants. They appear to be a variety of workers. There are 23 narrow panels. Narrow yellowish ribbon is threaded through a slit in each panel 3/5cm. from top. Metal peg goes through a small mother of pearl ring to hold narrow bottom of panels together. There is a different figure at top of each panel, and one to three other figures, a few animals, background threes, houses, pagodas, railings. Scene is continuous across fan. At base are several flower designs. Front + back panels are solid and thicker with a serpent-like object winding thru. Inside panels are very thin with open lattice background. Back is flat. Tips are rounded at top, pointed at bottom.
C. Ribbon broken at 2nd slat. Orange mold ivory.
H. HHP catalog (14-18-162) says "given by Mrs HB Pilkington brought from China by Mrs Pilkington's father in early 50's " (1850's). (catalogue tag #99 is on accompanying box 2-24-101. 19th century to 1900. Historical heroes across top: immortals scattered lower according to Pat Berger, Asian Art Museum, 6-21-84. "Export fan added to shipment of tea to bring it up to weight - or to porcelain sets, as an added bonus. Some were commissioned by Captains ____ Sandra Lawrence 5/94
carved ivoryý"...brought from China by Mrs. Pilkington's father in the early 50's"; HNP catalog 14-18-162.