Ivory (elephas maximus), with a good and even age patina and a smooth, silky flat finish. China, late 18th – mid 19th century

A highly detailed minute carving depicting a noble lady holding a fan, wearing earrings and flowers in her courtly hairstyle, posing before a geometrical and reticulated pattern in an oval medallion surrounded by Chrysanthemum petals.

Shape: Flattened square shape with rounded corners
Dimensions: 6.9 x 9.2 cm. 2 mm thick.
Condition: Excellent, with minor losses to reticulated areasthat are hard to spot with the naked eye
Provenance: German private collection

十八至十九世紀鏤空精彫持扇貴婦象牙牌
品相極好，鏤空區域有極其輕微的磕損
德國私人收藏