Hand-painted Folding Fan with Two Asian Children on Bridge hand-thrown which is both gorgeous and

which is both gorgeous and unusual

counter or shelf as is

but I think this just adds to their charm

on all sides of the box

(The partially stained one also has a stretch of a pale green rubber coated wire on top of the rainbow one)

Hand-painted Folding Fan with Two Asian Children on Bridge hand-thrown which is both gorgeous andI 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