Description: Three (3) Chinese or Japanese lacquer fan boxes with three (3) fans. 1st and 2nd items: Silk fan embroidered with decoration of a bird of paradise in a landscape; faux tortoise sticks, guards inlaid with gilt, mother of pearl and coral bird and flower decoration. Old silk tassel. Housed in a silk lined fitted lacquer box with gilded feather trim decoration to top and line decoration to sides. Fan - 13 1/2"L, 21 1/2" W extended; Box - 16 1/2" L. 3rd and 4th items: Silk fan with peacock feathers and painted decoration of figures at court; pierced bone sticks and gards, silk tassels. Housed in a lacquer box with gilt scene of figures in landscape and a wallpaper lined interior. Fan - 13" L x 21" W extended (tips of feathers); Box - 15" L. 5th and 6th items: Silk fan embroidered with dragon scene, carved boxwood sticks and guards. Housed in a lacquer box with gilt floral decoration; interior of lid has hand painted scene of bird in landscape. Fan - 9" L; Box - 10 1/4" L. All late 19th to mid 20th century. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)