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SUMMARY:Fine Arts Spotlight\, March 19th 2026
LOCATION:501 Fairgrounds Road \, Hatfield\, PA 19440\, US
DESCRIPTION:A Rare Imperial Tribute Guangzhou Ivory and Tortoiseshell Fa
 n Qing dynasty\, Qianlong period The plaited ivory leaf is se
 t within a lobed tortoiseshell frame and divided by a narrow
  bamboo spine. At the upper end the bamboo is fitted with a 
 gilt metal ruyi head clasp inlaid with kingfisher feather\; t
 he opposite end is mounted with a carved mother of pearl lot
 us plaque set with blue glass and kingfisher feather. Painte
 d ivory appliqués applied to the bamboo and across the ivor
 y surface depict butterflies and a magpie among bamboo\, with
  peaches and dianthus in the foreground. The cylindrical han
 dle is decorated in blue and white enamel with scrolling lot
 us between ivory mounts and terminates in a silk tassel. Len
 gth (excluding tassel): 19 in. (48.3 cm) Objects of this typ
 e were produced in Guangzhou during the Qing dynasty as trib
 ute items for the imperial court\, particularly under the Yon
 gzheng and Qianlong emperors. Court records note the present
 ation of plaited ivory fans from Guangdong to the Yongzheng 
 emperor in 1731 and to the Qianlong emperor in 1752 (see Tr
 ibutes from Guangdong to the Qing Court\, Chinese University 
 of Hong Kong\, 1987\, pp. 122–123). Constructed from ivory s
 trips under 1 mm in width\, the woven leaf was secured within
  a tortoiseshell border by a central bamboo ridge extending 
 into an enamel-painted handle. Decoration incorporated carve
 d and incised elements in ivory\, amber\, tortoiseshell\, and g
 ilt metal\, often set with kingfisher feather. Because of the
 ir fragility\, relatively few plaited ivory fans survive\, mos
 t remaining in the Palace Museum\, Beijing. Comparable exampl
 es include a fan of related form illustrated in Treasures o
 f the Imperial Palace\, Beijing\, 1995\, pl. 87\; a double-gourd
 -shaped fan in the Qing court collection published in The C
 omplete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Bamboo
 \, Wood\, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings\, Beijing\, 2001\, p
 ls. 184–185\; and another example in Tributes from Guangdo
 ng to the Qing Court\, Hong Kong\, 1987\, cat. no. 7. Examples 
 outside China include one in the Field Museum\, Chicago (acc.
  no. 1259271). Further comparable fans have been published a
 nd offered at auction\, including Christie’s New York\, 23 J
 une 1982\, lot 458\; 6 June 1985\, lot 508\; and 14–15 Septemb
 er 2009\, lot 226. The auction on March 19th\, will be conduct
 ed online only\, with phone bidding available. A three-day pu
 blic preview will be held March 16th\, 17th\, and 18th from 9a
 m-3pm EST\, and I can accommodate private viewings by appoint
 ment.
URL:https://www.alderferauction.com/auctions/detail/bw157166
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