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TWO COURT NECKLACES, CHAOZHU TWO TURQUOISE GLASS HAIRPINS Provenance
20th century Song Dynasty A Japanese Private Collection.
The first comprising one-hundred and eight Each of double-pronged U-form, modelled
aloeswood beads, spaced by four rose- from gold prototypes, the larger of Two-pronged hairpins of similar shape were
quartz beads, with additional rose quartz translucent glass and the smaller opaque popular accessories for court ladies in the
pendants and turquoise beaded subsidiary glass, fitted cases. Tang to Song Dynasties, often made of
strands; the second comprising one-hundred 15.5cm (6.1/8in) and 10.2cm (4in) long. (4). precious materials such as gold; a group
and eight rose quartz beads spaced by four was sold in our New York saleroom, Elegant
jadeite pendants, with additional quartz and £2,000 - 2,500 Embellishments, Featuring the RenLu
hardstone embellishments. The first 109cm HK$20,000 - 25,000 Collection, 21 Sep 2020, lots 331 and 352.
(43in) long; the second 112cm (44in) long (2). CNY18,000 - 22,000
Glass was a rare material in classical China,
£2,000 - 4,000 and it was therefore mostly reserved for use
HK$20,000 - 40,000 by members of the court; glass hairpins of
CNY18,000 - 35,000 the same colour and design as the present
lot are illustrated by Qin, Mai, and Gao,
Graces of Glassware, Treasures from the PT
Collection, Hong Kong International Antiques
Fair, Hong Kong, 25.5.2019-28.5.2019,
pp.60-61.

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