λ A Chinese Qing dynasty 'Pien Mien' fan / screen of ivory, kingfisher feather and embroidered silk, circa 1840, of a type used by the ladies of the Imperial Court during the summer time, brightly and boldly applied to one side with raised birds of paradise on branches, butterflies and flowers made using principally turquoise Kingfisher feathers all applied to a gold foil ground, the verso with delicately embroidered floral designs, all set within an embroidered circular frame with carved ivory handle, the terminal shaped and carved as a stylised bat, 17cm wide

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