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ANOTHER PROPERTY
A PAIR OF WHITE JADE BELT FITTINGS
18TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF WHITE JADE BELT FITTINGS
18TH CENTURY
The ruyi-head-shaped upper section of each is carved on the front with peach, finger citron and pomegranate, forming the sanduo (Three Abundances), the sides have slits to fit onto a belt, and the back is open to accommodate the hinged lower section, which is carved in openwork as two confronted dragons. The semi-translucent stone is of even white tone.
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long overall, fitted cloth box
18TH CENTURY
The ruyi-head-shaped upper section of each is carved on the front with peach, finger citron and pomegranate, forming the sanduo (Three Abundances), the sides have slits to fit onto a belt, and the back is open to accommodate the hinged lower section, which is carved in openwork as two confronted dragons. The semi-translucent stone is of even white tone.
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long overall, fitted cloth box
來源
Private collection, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, prior to 1939.