Hand-painted Folding Fan with Two Asian Children on Bridge Swedish clothing which fits snugly over the

which fits snugly over the top of the basket

This basket definitely has some years on it

Always a sucker for an interesting box

perhaps 18th century in fact

with a bit of running original to the making

Hand-painted Folding Fan with Two Asian Children on Bridge Swedish clothing which fits snugly over theI love that these two blondish Asian children appear to have haloes around their heads, and also how intently they appear to be peering over the rail of this bridge, perhaps watching fish swimming by. I am not entirely sure whether this little fan is Japanese or Chinoiserie, but I think it's very sweet, down to the stippled leaves on the trees that hover over the figures, and the gold and white painted detail on the sticks. The gold flecked backside