Qing-dynasty Bone-handle Tuanshan Silk Fan with Embroidered Chrysanthemums

With its neat and delicate texture, the Chinese silk tabby “juan” became a favorite choice for fan panels in ancient China. And almost all kinds of embroidery stitches can be applied to this firm textile. Most of the existing ancient embroidered tuanshan silk fans, either unearthed or handed down from earlier generations, are from the Qing dynasty (1644-1912 AD), with those from the earlier Ming dynasty (1368-1644 AD) quite rare, let alone further earlier times, as juan panels decay easily.
This fan has a bone handle decorated with carved openwork design, one side of which is attached to a silk panel ornamented with exquisite embroidered chrysanthemums.