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A RARE CARVED BOXWOOD FAN HANDLE
AND PAINTED SILK FAN
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

The handle is very fnely carved on one side
with two peaches borne on gnarled, leafy
branches, and on the other side with two
magnolia blossoms. The handle is signed
Zhou Yi zuo. The circular, softwood frame
is inset with a silk painting depicting a
dragonfy amidst lotus.
16æ in. (42.5 cm.) long overall

$10,000-15,000

PROVENANCE:

Property from the Lai Family Collection.

Zhou Yi (1861-1911) was an artist specialized in
boxwood, zitan and ivory carving, especially fan
handles.
Compare with a boxwood fan handle
of comparable size (16 cm.) from the
Chengxuntang Foundation carved as a prunus
branch, bearing the mark of Zhou Yi, included
in the Min Chiu Society Thirtieth Anniversary
Exhibition, Selected Treasures of Chinese Art,
Hong Kong, 1990, no. 256.
Compare, also, a larger unsigned boxwood fan
handle (23.8 cm.) carved as a grape vine sold at
Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 Jun 2011, lot 3871.

清十九世紀末/二十世紀初
黃楊木雕蟠桃扇骨及絹本設色扇面

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