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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED NEW YORK COLLECTION
933
A PAIR OF AGATE AND GILT-METAL
BELT FITTINGS
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Each of the gilt-metal fttings is chased with dragons,
and is set with an oval carnelian agate.
2¬ in. (6.6 cm.) long
(2)
$6,000-8,000

清十八/十九世紀 鎏金嵌瑪瑙帶扣組件一對

933

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MASSACHUSETTS COLLECTION
934
A PAINTED ENAMEL DOUBLE-GOURD-
SHAPED ‘ABSTINENCE’ PLAQUE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
One side of the plaque is inscribed in black with two
characters, zhai jie (abstinence) in standard script,
and the reverse is inscribed in Manchu with the same
phrase. Both inscriptions are surrounded by foral scroll
and leafy tendrils and are reserved on a dotted lavender
ground framed by a metal border.
3¿ in. (8 cm.) long
$2,000-3,000

EXHIBITED
Omaha, Nebraska, Joslyn Art Museum, Elegance of the
Qing Court: Refections of a Dynasty Through Its Art, 1
March–8 June, 2008.
LITERATURE
Valery M. Garrett, A Collector’s Guide to Chinese Dress
Accessories, Singapore, 1997, p. 86, pl. 23.
Fang Jing Pei et al., Elegance of the Qing Court:
Refections of a Dynasty Through Its Art, Omaha, 2008,
p. 63, pl. 194.
934 (two views)
清十八/十九世紀 銅胎畫琺瑯葫蘆形齋戒牌

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