Handscreen with octogonal leaf and carved ivory handle. Cream-colored silk gauze leaf has a design of flowering plants, birds and insects, formed from kingfisher and other feathers. The frame is wrapped with brocaded silk. The handle is ornamented with a knotted green silk cord, glass beads and an embroidered and gilded pendant.
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Unknown artist<span style="display: none;">Unknown artist</span></div>
19<sup>th</sup> century <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7</div>
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