A very unusual Chinese fan, late 18th century, the wood guards and gorge lacquered in black and decorated in red and gold, the leaf possibly made from the skin of a shark’s bladder, a transparent material, painted with a central cartouche resembling a red cloud, within which feature a pair of elderly Chinese robed figures, with gold highlights, guard approx. 9 inches or 23cm, offered with a modern green shagreen effect fan box lined in cream, from the Fan Museum in Greenwich (2)