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Our ancestor
used feather, thin bamboo strip and silk as the material
of the fans' cover before. With the development of paper
making, people began to use paper sticking on the fan. In
1975, a lacquered paper fan with the active handle was unearthed
from Zhouyu's grave in Jingxian of Jiangsu province (picture
1-11). The design of this fan is extremely refine with the
thin-stick axes, the frame in thin bamboo strip like the
mane and the paper cover stuck. The handle is degreased
by the black and red color, with more than 10 layers and
2-3cm thickness. Look at the paired Ruyi design with three
group double clouds is hollowed out. The lacquered handle
and the upper wooden stick are separate, but the middle
stick goes round and round without falling off in the lacquered
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1-13: Lacquered
mirror-dressing case with gold inlay unearthed from
Wujing of Jiangsu province (South Song) now housed in
Changzhou Museum
A picture of "maids resting in the garden when
summer coming" inlaid in the cover of dressing
case
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