Lot Essay
The characters refer to abstinence from eating meat and drinking wine when offering sacrifices and fasting
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QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-95)
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A VERY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN PENDANT
Qianlong period (1736-95)
The shaped rectangular plaque pierced through the centre for suspension and carved in medium relief on one side with two characters, zhai jie, and on the other with two Mongolian characters, surrounded by a frame of archaistic scrolling dragons, the horn of dark honey and caramel tone
2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high
Qianlong period (1736-95)
The shaped rectangular plaque pierced through the centre for suspension and carved in medium relief on one side with two characters, zhai jie, and on the other with two Mongolian characters, surrounded by a frame of archaistic scrolling dragons, the horn of dark honey and caramel tone
2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high
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