Height: 1” - Length: 5" - Width: 7"
The fan is a classic shape of a full life, with birth at the bottom and the ribs spreading. Thought to be a wise divine guardian with a lifespan of 1,000 years, the domed turtle shell is a symbol of heaven, with the underside representing Earth. The bubbled background is created with soap mixed with glaze, then applied. Embossed seal of happiness in lucky red and classic wave pattern texture.
She painted her first bamboo brushstrokes as a child at a brush painter's studio in California. Tracie Griffith Tso specializes in traditional spontaneous flower-bird painting.