Hand-painted Folding Fan with Two Asian Children on Bridge handloomed I love the geometric black

I love the geometric black patterning against the shiny gold

I kind of like the directness of just taping a photo of one’s sweetheart to the back

This wonderful little solid brass duck lives most happily on a desk

often in concert with the didgeridoo

it's a nice size for serving small bites

Hand-painted Folding Fan with Two Asian Children on Bridge handloomed I love the geometric blackI love that these two blondish Asian children appear to have haloes around their heads, and also how intently they appear to be peering over the rail of this bridge, perhaps watching fish swimming by. I am not entirely sure whether this little fan is Japanese or Chinoiserie, but I think it's very sweet, down to the stippled leaves on the trees that hover over the figures, and the gold and white painted detail on the sticks. The gold flecked backside