Fan with pierced, varnished, gilt and carved ivory sticks.
The double paper leaf is painted on the recto en camaïeu in pink with aristocratic figures playing at being shepherds and shepherdesses.
The verso is also painted with a pastoral scene.
En camaïeu refers to a painting or print executed in varying shades of the same colour to create a monochromatic image.
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