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A pAir of export ‘birds And peonies’ pAintings A cAntonese ‘mAndArin’ fAn
18th century 19th century
Gouache on silk, depicting butterflies and exotic birds perched in With sixteen black lacquered sticks decorated in gilt, the paper
branches of variously coloured flowering peony, set within George III fan painted in gouache with a charming arrangement of figures in
carved giltwood frames. landscape, the faces embellished with appliqué ivory pieces.
74cm (29.1/8in) long x 62cm (24.1/2in) wide max. 28cm (11in) long

£600 - 800 HK$7,200 - 9,600 £500 - 700 HK$6,000 - 8,400
CNY5,800 - 7,700 CNY4,800 - 6,700

Provenance For a comparable painted fan, 19th century, see Hwajeong Museum,
An English private collection, and thence by descent. Fans from Europe and East Asia, Korea 2002, p. 113, pl. 94.

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