a) Folding fan of bone with carved, open-work abstract designs mounted with long peacock feathers; mid-portion of feathers is white and hand-painted in red, green, blue and metallic floral design with exotic pheasants; Chinese flowers; handle has hand-knotted tassel with bead. b) Folding case of purple silk velvet backed with ecru silk damask in a leaf pattern; ribbon ties to close; 23" x 4 1/2" folded.
Fan of a circular wooden frame with sheer pink silk embroidered with Chinese pine trees and cranes; wooden frame and handle is enameled in black; pink tassel with Chinese knot at base handle.
Fan of white silk with colorful embroidery of birds perched on twigs with floral motifs; black enameled, circular wood frame with handle of same; two tassels at bottom with Chinese knot; embroidery is done in a satin stitch and is exactly the same on both sides.
Fan of white silk hand-painted with a scene of a small village with figures and trees and a snow capped mountain volcano in background; irregularly shaped fan is trimmed in a thin olive green band; small handle of enameled black wood with tiny ecru silk tassel at base.
Fan of a circular wooden frame with white silk embroidered with flowers and branch; maybe peony flower; embroidered branch with leaves, flower and bud; frame and handle is enameled in black; off-white tassel with Chinese knot at base; flower is white with dark red accents.
Folding fan of open-work carved wood sticks mounted with peacock feathers; feathers are painted on the mid-section with Chinese figures surrounded by flowers in pink, blue and yellow with green vines with leaves; finished at the handle with a Chinese knot and tassels of pink and green silk.
Folding fan of flat wooden sticks intricately carved with open-work shapes (simple figures); white silk ribbon is threaded through sticks to hold them together; yellow and orange tassels with white beads at handle; metal bar at handle base is broken.