Chinese folding fan

This Chinese folding fan has two ivory ribs on the outside. The covering of the fan is decorated. The front side represents a blue-and-green landscape of scenery in the West Lake on a golden painted background. Major sights are marked with names. The West Lake, one of the most famous and beautiful lakes in China, is located in the Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. It is well-known for "the Ten Scenic Sights in the West Lake" which formed as early as the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Their names are su di chun xiao (Sudi Causeway in Spring Dawn), qu yuan feng he (Breeze-Caressed Lotus in Yeast Courtyard), ping hu qiu yue (Autumn Moon on Calm Lake), duan qiao can xue (Melting Snow on Broken Bridge), liu lang wen ying (Orioles Singing in willows), hua gang guan yu (Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor), lei feng xi zhao (Thunder Peak Pagoda in Sunset Glow), shuang feng cha yun (Twin Cloud-Piercing Peaks), nan ping wan zhong (Evening Bell at Nanping Hill), and san tan yin yue (Three Pools Mirroring the Moon). On the reverse side is beautiful calligraphy in black on a golden painted background as well. The text is from mengquan wai shi (meng quan informal history) according to the signature at the end. It contains names of major scenic places including the ten most famous ones in the West Lake, their locations and features. On the far most right end of this side there is a red seal mark "zhe sheng shu lian ji zhi" (Made by the shu lian ji Workshop in Zhejiang Province) within a double frame. The shu lian ji workshop was once renowned for their folding fans in Hangzhou especially during the late 19th century to the early 20th century. Accordingly, this folding fan was probably made during that period