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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4418314, member: 2844"]Thanks for the tags, everyone. I was waiting for the fan.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":yawn:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is a sweet fan, but since it isn't antique or handmade, it isn't my area of expertise.</p><p>It is Chinese, but the mark is not significant for value or relevant in any other way. I don't read Chinese, but it probably says something like 'springtime' or similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fan is mass-produced, I would guess 1960s-70s, but as I said, modern mass-produced is not my area of expertise. I do buy them for use on hot days, and this is one I would have bought.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The frame is bamboo. The embroidery on the leaf is machine-made, as you and your mother thought. The design is well-balanced and pleasing to the eye.</p><p>The 'eternal knot' is a usual feature of Chinese tasseled fans. I like the fancy knots at the ends of the cords, most cords have long tassels.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4418314, member: 2844"]Thanks for the tags, everyone. I was waiting for the fan.:yawn::playful: It is a sweet fan, but since it isn't antique or handmade, it isn't my area of expertise. It is Chinese, but the mark is not significant for value or relevant in any other way. I don't read Chinese, but it probably says something like 'springtime' or similar. The fan is mass-produced, I would guess 1960s-70s, but as I said, modern mass-produced is not my area of expertise. I do buy them for use on hot days, and this is one I would have bought.:) The frame is bamboo. The embroidery on the leaf is machine-made, as you and your mother thought. The design is well-balanced and pleasing to the eye. The 'eternal knot' is a usual feature of Chinese tasseled fans. I like the fancy knots at the ends of the cords, most cords have long tassels.[/QUOTE]
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