Hand-painted Folding Fan with Two Asian Children on Bridge handloomed it's a nice size for

it's a nice size for serving small bites

This wonderful little solid brass duck lives most happily on a desk

it seems there was a whole set of them produced (copyright 1947)

great for holding tiny things

Hand-painted Folding Fan with Two Asian Children on Bridge handloomed it's a nice size forI 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