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拍品專文
The form of the hinged ornament appears to be based on Yuan dynasty prototypes, such as the example, carved on both halfs with a chilong, illustrated in Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji, Sui, Tang Ming - 5 - Hebei, 1994, p. 113, no. 171. As with the present ornament the two halfs are joined by a loop.
The decoration on the present ornament would have made it a fitting wedding gift, as the dragon and phoenix represent a man and a woman, the lingzhi represents longevity, and spiders represent many sons, as they lay numerous eggs.
The decoration on the present ornament would have made it a fitting wedding gift, as the dragon and phoenix represent a man and a woman, the lingzhi represents longevity, and spiders represent many sons, as they lay numerous eggs.