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THE PROPERTY OF A HONG KONG COLLECTOR
A CARVED WHITE JADE AND NUT BEAD NECKLACE
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
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A CARVED WHITE JADE AND NUT BEAD NECKLACE
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The necklace is comprised of eight white jade pendants carved as: a coiled snake; a recumbent Bactrian camel; a kneeling horse; a monkey and peach; a recumbent beast; a rectangular bead carved with an auspicious beast and inscribed binghu (tiger); a ring; and a cicada. All the carvings are strung with fourty-seven nut beads.
29 in. (73.5 cm.) long, box
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The necklace is comprised of eight white jade pendants carved as: a coiled snake; a recumbent Bactrian camel; a kneeling horse; a monkey and peach; a recumbent beast; a rectangular bead carved with an auspicious beast and inscribed binghu (tiger); a ring; and a cicada. All the carvings are strung with fourty-seven nut beads.
29 in. (73.5 cm.) long, box
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