Pale Blue Silk Folding Fan with Ivory Ribs

Baroque · 1700s · French

This folding fan features delicate silk leaves painted with a pastoral landscape scene in soft watercolor tones. The fan displays a romantic countryside vista with trees and rolling hills rendered in muted blues, creams, and earth tones. The ivory or bone ribs are intricately carved with decorative openwork patterns and gilded details. The fan's pleated construction creates elegant radiating folds when opened, typical of 18th-century French craftsmanship. Metallic accents highlight the carved guard sticks, which frame the painted silk leaves. The landscape motif reflects the Rococo period's fascination with idealized nature scenes and pastoral themes.