TORTOISESHELL FAN, JAPAN, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY decorated with minimal landscapes with figures on the front and floral decoration on the back, all in relief and highlighted in gold, the slats joined by silk ribbon and gilt metal bow; defects, scratches and wear Cm 23.5X42 TORTOISESHELL FAN, JAPAN, 18TH-19TH CENTURY; DEFECTS, SCRATCHES AND WEAR The lot is accompanied by an expert's report for CITES purposes Bibliography: A. Filippini Sacchetto, L. Testoni Sassi, Un soffio di vanità. Ventagli dal XVII al XX secolo, exhibition catalogue edited by, Padova Caffè Pedrocchi 26 May ; 23 July 1989, Rome 1989, pp. 103, 105, n. 86 Iröns Neville J., Fans of Imperial Japan, Hong Kong, Kaiserreich Kunst 1981