折扇Chinese Fans

During the late Qing Dynasty,a large number of Chinese fans exquisitely carved（雕刻） and gorgeously （华丽的）painted were produced in Canton .These fans later were in good graces of western merchants.After they were shipped to Europe and America,they became fashionable accessories for noblewomen.The materials used to make Chinese fans were mostly exquisitely carved ivory,pearls and shells and lacquer.These fans showed many figures of Mandarins and their consorts.Mysterious oriental sentiment as they presented ,each lady in upper-middle class family at that time owned a Chinese fan to show off her wealth and nobility.

清朝末期，雕刻精美，描绘与华丽的折扇大量在中国广东生产，后被西方商人青睐.运往欧洲和美国后成为西方贵妇的重要时尚配件.中国折扇的材质多为镂雕精巧的象牙，珍珠贝壳，漆木.扇面上描绘了众多清朝官员及夫人形象.因为具有神秘的东方情调，当时西方中上层贵妇人手一把，以此来炫耀自己的财富和高贵