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Chinese Ivory Fan

Don Juan - Cosi Fan Tutte - China Ink and Pencil by A. R. Hallman - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Don Juan - Cosi Fan Tutte is an original drawing in pencil and China ink on ivory-colored paper
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Tempera

Chinese chinoiseries box in black lacquered wood and silk interior
Located in VALLADOLID, ES
types of boxes were used to transport ivory fans from China to Europe through the Philippines. A
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Antique 1880s Chinese Baroque Boxes and Cases

Views Of The Pearl River, China, Circa 1850
Located in ROUEN, FR
"Views Of The Pearl River, China, Circa 1850" Folded fan, the double sheet in wallpaper of three
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19th Century More Art

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Paper, Wood

'Bird on Rock with Blue Flowers', By Unknown, Chinese Antique Scroll
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 59" x 20" Chinese Antique Scroll depicts a simple yet serene scene of a bird on a rock. The
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Late 18th Century Qing More Art

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Silk, Paper, Watercolor

'Foggy Mountain', by Unknown, Japanese Antique Scroll
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
small, fanned out strokes that are not connected to the branches or each other and are white and orange
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Late 19th Century Edo More Art

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Silk, Paper, Watercolor

French 19th Century Pair of Lacquered Bamboos Japonisme Vases
By Edouard Lievre, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
beginning of the twentieth century. From 1862, The World’s Fairs provoked massive arrivals of fans
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Antique 1870s French Japonisme Vases

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Bronze

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Chinese Patriarch and Matriarch Ancestral Scroll Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent Chinese scroll ancestor painting showing patriarch and matriarch of a high ranking status civil official. This unusual scroll depicts the dignitary couple seated below a ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Paper, Wood, Paint

Triple Strand "Gold" Necklace, Costume Jewelry
Located in Stamford, CT
Triple strand link necklace with two balls.
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Vintage 1970s American Chain Necklaces

Universal Geneve Ladies yellow Gold Diamond Baguette Bezel Quartz Wristwatch
Located in Stamford, CT
Universal Geneve ladies 18k yellow gold dress watch with baguette Diamond. Diamond bezel and dial. 18k mesh gold. Universal Geneve Quartz movement. Steel case back screws. 18k yello...
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Late 20th Century Wrist Watches

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Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold

Yamamoto Shunkyo (1871-1933) Japanese Framed Painting Pair, Carp and Bamboo
Located in Kyoto, JP
Two framed panels by Yamamoto Shunkyo depicting a carp (koi) leaping from a river. Ink and gold leaf on paper. Instinctively brushed in a freehand style, Shunkyo convincingly depic...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Silk Fan, Meiji Era Japan
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Precious silk fan painted with ink and embroidered, decorated with cranes in a lake landscape. The strands are in finely carved bone decorated with peonies. Gold signature on the rev...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Bone, Silk

Japanese Silk Fan, Meiji Era Japan
Japanese Silk Fan, Meiji Era Japan
H 0.91 in W 17.72 in D 9.45 in
19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery Panel
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite piece of antique embroidery from the 19th century with supporting documents from Hong Kong. Two sleeves of high officials combined to create an intricate panel. The art tel...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

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Plexiglass, Wood, Silk

Monumental Chinese Ancestral Matriarch Scroll Portrait Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing ancestor scroll portrait painting of a high ranking official or Imperial court matriarch. Features a intricately decorated Ming style red robed matriarch depi...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

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Linen, Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Antique Garnet 14K Gold Cannetille Pin Brooch
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An antique 19th century garnet brooch set in a 14 karat gold frame. The faceted garnet is surrounded by a rope motif and wire work with beading rosettes. Cannetille typically feature...
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Brooches

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Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Japanese Silk Scroll by Haruki Nanmei Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese hanging silk scroll by late Edo period painter Haruki Nanmei (1795-1878). The gouache painting was in the tradition of Kano school and depicts an old scholar dressed in lo...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Paper

Rare Solid Silver Meiji Period Dragon Embossed Cigarette Case and Gold Gilding
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this lovely solid silver Meiji period circa 1870 dragon embossed cigarette case with gold gilt internals If y...
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Antique 1870s Chinese Artist Boxes and Cases

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Silver

China Set of Three Silk Hand Painted Rigid Fans 'Pay-Pay', circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of 3 delicate silk hand painted rigid fans (Pay-Pay) from China with floral and birds decoration. China End of 19th beginning of the 20th century. Some tiny holes in the silk...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Textiles

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Silk, Wood

A Carved White Ware 'peony' vase, Song-Yuan dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The vase is raised on a slightly splayed foot and flanked on the tall cylindrical neck by a pair of mask handles. The body is molded with lotus scroll pattern between a floral scroll...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Monumental Chinese Ancestor Portrait Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits f...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Scholarly Repose Blue And White Saucer C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
The central motif features a figure, likely a scholar, seated in a tranquil outdoor setting. This person is holding what seems to be a fan, a common accessory for scholars in traditi...
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Antique 1720s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

LineVautrin MidCentury Set EnamelCarvedResinEdelweiss BrassClipEarrings & Brooch
By Line Vautrin
Located in Chicago, IL
Line Vautrin created "flame-radiating" resin mirrors in mid-century that are very similar to this sculptural resin edelweiss set of highly-textural, hand-carved and enameled convex b...
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Early 20th Century French Artist Clip-on Earrings

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Brass, Enamel

Chinoiserie Painted Five-Drawer Console or Altar Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Inspired Chinese console with an unusual mixture of techniques and materials. Featuring five drawers with carved scroll fronts decorated with chinoiserie style paintings of grasshopp...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Hardwood

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Ming Wooden Sculpture of the Laughing Buddha
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
historians alike, as it is based upon a series of genuine and mythical personages from Chinese and Buddhist
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Lacquered Mandarin Chinese Landscape Fan with Box
Located in Sofia, BG
The origins of the so-called Mandarin fan lie in early 19th century China and in the profitable
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

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Sandalwood, Lacquer

Pair of Intricately Carved Ivory Color Chinese Asian Chalkware Lamps
Located in Chattanooga, TN
medallions decorate the mid-section, depicting scenes from traditional Chinese life and natural landscapes
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Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Regency Work Table with Chinoiserie Penwork Decoration
Located in New York, NY
complex and rich ivory inlay. (Japanning was itself the European simulation of seventeenth- and eighteenth
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Antique 19th Century English Regency End Tables

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Wood

c.1830 Jennens & Bettridge M.O.P. Papier Mache Tray on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
EXCITING AND ANCIENT HISTORY, ORIGINATING IN CHINA IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THE 2ND CENTURY AD. IT HAS BEEN
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20th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Early Chinese Mandarin Hand Held Fan, Qing Dynasty, circa 1835
Located in Incline Village, NV
All original 19th century hand-painted on paper fan with applied pieces of ivory and applied pieces
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Antique 1830s Chinese Qing More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Framed Chinese Antique Embroidery Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gorgeous Chinese silk embroidery panel circa 19th century late Qing dynasty beautifully displayed
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles

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Giltwood, Silk, Mirror

20TH Century Chinese 4 Panel Folding Screen Trademark Shanghai Lacquer Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning vintage Chinoiserie Chinese Export textured and raised pattern hand carved and painted
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

China, Canton, Folding Screen Fan circa 1850.
Located in Paris, FR
This ivory mounted folding screen fan has more then 95 figures on one side. The other face has
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Collectibles and Curiosities

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Ivory

China, Canton,  Folding Screen Fan circa 1850.
China, Canton,  Folding Screen Fan circa 1850.
H 2.37 in W 16.74 in D 2.96 in
Chinese Export Fan Painted on Feathers ca. 1820-1830
Located in Paris, FR
Beautifull Cantonese (Chinese Export) fan painted on white feathers. Border made with peackok
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

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Ivory

Chinese Export Cantonese Telescopic Fan by Youngshing
By Youngshing
Located in Paris, FR
carry, painted recto and verso Chinese export Cantonese telescopic fan, with figures on terraces, their
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20th Century Chinese More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper, Bamboo, Silk

China, Cantonese Tortoise Shell Telescopic Fan, Circa 1830
Located in Paris, FR
A very unusual Chinese export Cantonese telescopic fan, with tortoise shell sculpted sticks sliding
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities

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Tortoise Shell

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Questions About Chinese Ivory Fan
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese hand fan is sometimes called a rigid or fixed fan. It refers to a folding fan that became popular during the Ming Dynasty and was often crafted with fine materials, such as ivory, bone or pearl, with paper or fabric coverings decorated with intricate designs. You’ll find a selection of Chinese hand fans on 1stDibs.