A CORAL, LAPIS LAZULI AND JADEITE COURT NECKLACE

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A CORAL, LAPIS LAZULI AND JADEITE COURT NECKLACE
QING DYNASTY

Comprising a string of 98 coral beads and four large fo tou lapis lazuli beads, embellished with three qi nian strands each of ten lapis beads terminating in a jadeite pendant, the central fo tou bead suspending a decorative strap comprising a jadeite pendant and a lapis lazuli pebble

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A similar coral court necklace dated to the Qianlong period is included in the joint exhibition by the Palace Museum, Beijing and the Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Tributes from Guangdong to the Qing Court, Catalogue, no. 16; other examples of this very distinctive type were included in the National Palace Museum exhibition of Ch'ing Dynasty Costume Accessories, Catalogue, nos.54-58

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