Lot 864
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A VERY RARE IMPERIAL CORAL AND MALACHITE-INLAID GILT-BRONZE BELT PLAQUE
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL CORAL AND MALACHITE-INLAID GILT-BRONZE BELT PLAQUE
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Property from the Collection of Michael Chu
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL CORAL AND MALACHITE-INLAID GILT-BRONZE BELT PLAQUE

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Details
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL CORAL AND MALACHITE-INLAID GILT-BRONZE BELT PLAQUE
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
5 3⁄8 in. (13.6 cm.) long, cloth box
Provenance
John Ruckman (1901-1965) Collection, Pennsylvania.
Charles Swain (d. 2006) Collection, Pennsylvania.

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Lot Essay

A coral box with similarly fine carving of dragons is in the collection of The Palace Museum, Beijing, and was commissioned by court officials for the Qianlong Emperor’s eightieth birthday. See, E. Rawski and J. Rawson, eds., China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795, London, 2005, p. 374, no. 294.

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