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230 ≈ See examples of court necklaces made of different materials, illustrated
by C.Ho and B.Bronson, Splendors of China’s Forbidden City: The
A carnelian and jadeite Mandarin necklace Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong, London and New York, 2004,
19th century p.56, figs. 47-48. Three further examples with turquoise, lapis lazuli
The strand of 108 carnelian beads separated every 27 beads by four and yellow tourmaline beads are illustrated in Masterpieces of Chinese
larger jadeite beads, one suspending a further bead to form a double- Miniature Crafts in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1973, nos.46-
gourd further suspending a jadeite plaque joined by a silk tassel to a 48, respectively.
pearl above a red spinel, the necklace with three further strands of
aventurine beads suspending a pearl above pendants of red spinel,
jadeite and sapphire, the last with a gilt cap inlaid with bright blue
kingfisher feather. 155cm (61in) around
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$35,000 - 59,000 CNY28,000 - 47,000

十九世紀 紅玉髓翡翠朝珠

Provenance: A European private collection and thence by descent

來源：歐洲私人收藏，並由家族繼承下去

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