Lot Essay
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