Chinese or Japanese fan. Ivory guards inlaid with mother of pearl orange blossom, pink coral buds, engraved, stained branches, and at the head of each guard is inlaid a tiny metal and resin burd. The 28 sticks are of very fine, carved cane, the leaves being of fibre covered silk, painted on one side with a fishing scene in grey's, blues and greens, and on the reverse with a flower garden full of iris, roses, peonies, bamboo, lilies and orange blossom, with a large gold painted central area, inscribed with chinese figuring.