QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A RARE SINO-TIBETAN CARVED IVORY CEREMONIAL COLLAR FOR AN IMPERIAL LAMA
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Comprising four large shaped rectangular plaques carved with guardian kings standing triumphantly atop a vanquished demon, one plaque made in two sections to form a locking clasp, with flower-form and shaped oblong plaques carved with a stylized double vajra, all joined by strands of beads, the whole suspending a garland of beads centered by a fifth guardian king plaque and hung with gilt-metal bells suspending yellow silk tassels
34 to 36 in. (86.5 to 91.5 cm. ) long approximately

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Lot Essay

This rare collar is similar to four in the Palace Museum, Beijing. Three of these collars in the Qing Court collection are illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 51 - Costumes and Accessories of the Qing Court, Hong Kong, 2005, p. 231, no. 147, which appears to be in natural ivory; pp. 233-4, no. 148, which has been stained green; and pp. 256-7, no. 149, where the ivory is also unstained. A red-stained ivory example is illustrated by E.S. Rawski and J. Rawson, eds., in China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2005, p. 143, no. 48.

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