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AN ALOESWOOD AND CORAL ROSARY
BRACELET, SHOU CHUAN
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The bracelet comprises eighteen large aloeswood, or chenxiang,
beads evenly divided by a larger coral bead carved in openwork to
depict two sinuous dragons, opposite a two-part double gourd-
form coral pendant suspending two tourmaline beads.
10 º in. (26 cm.) long
HK$260,000-350,000 US$34,000-45,000
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