FAN WITH GENRE SCENESAND FAN FROM SHU LIAN JI WITH VIEWS OF THE WEST LAKEAND BUDDHIST TEMPLES.
Origin: China. Date: 19thAnd 20th c. For export. Description: a) Bone, thinly cut, open-workedAnd sequined. PaperAnd silk with pigments. L.28cm, w.52cm. Silk box. b) Palm wood (zongzhu). Black-lacquered paper, finely painted with gold and silver leafAnd pigments. Three manufacturer's seals: Shu Lian Ji, Qing, Lian (famous fan studio in Hangzhou from end of the Qing dynasty to republic). L.30cm, w.52cm. Original box, inscribed: Elegant fan in old style by Jinrun Tang (fan shop in Shanghai). ConditionA/B.
Provenance: -Collection of "The Great Nesbitt" (Sinclair Neil Nesbitt, 1886-1936). Chinese style magician who performed throughout Europe from 1919-1928. ProbablyAcquired from the estate of the magician "Chung Ling Soo" (William E. Robinson, 1861-1918). -1936 inherited to his son Cecil Ronald Nesbitt (1914-1996), who lived in Spain since 1986. -1996 inherited toA befriended family.