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A GLASS AND ANTLER BEAD
COURT NECKLACE, QING
DYNASTY
Beads of carved and partially stained
antler and multicolored glass
China, 19 century
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Composed of one ninety one carved
antler beads divided by four green
glass fotou (‘Buddha head’), the
fotou at the back connected to a
gourd-shaped fotouta (‘Buddha head
stupa’), supporting a silk cord tassel
intersected by one flattened oval
green glass pendant, and another
in imitation of amber, terminating
to a drop-shaped green glass with
filigree cap, enhanced by three jinnian
(‘reminder’) strands consisting of eight
smaller, stained beads each, and each
suspending a drop-shaped glass in a
different color.
Shape: Necklace 11
Dimensions: Total length A QING DYNASTY SILVER MINIATURE GROUP
approximately 1450 mm ‘MAGISTRATE HOLDING COURT’
Condition: Overall extensive wear and Silver and metal, wooden base
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patina, one fotou with a chip, the top China, 19 century, Qing Dynasty
of the fotouta with a hairline
Provenance: Austrian private This unique set with 14 individual silver miniature
collection figurines shows a Qing Dynasty magistrate holding
court. He is seated at his desk with brushes,
Literature comparison: Magnificent inkstone and brush rest neatly lined out in front of
Jewels and Jadeite. Sotheby’s, Hong him. Six of the other figures are guards, some which
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Kong, April 3 , 2018, lot 1566. (for are punishing respectively torturing the delinquents.
another glass bead court necklace) One man is dangling inside a cage and another
has a torture instrument around his neck which is
㶭ẋ䍣䐫渧奺⾝䎈 inscribed “Danzhou fu Zhengtang Xian” stating the
㔜橼⣏朊䧵䢐㎵炻㚱⊭㻧炻㚱塪⎋⍲ city and county where this court used to be.
塪䲳
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷 The Qing dynasty magistrate, was both prosecutor
and judge. He decided which cases to accept,
Estimate EUR 400,- directed the gathering of evidence and witnesses,
Starting price EUR 200,- then conducted the trial, including the use of
torture. The magistrate was the sole judge of guilt
or innocence and determined the punishment or
compensation. The official Five Punishments (wu
xing) prescribed under the Qing Code included
beating with the light bamboo, beating with the
heavy bamboo, penal servitude, exile, and execution
Shape: Figural shape, rectangular and reticulated
wooden base
Dimensions: 13 x 8 cm (dimensions of the base), 2,5
cm (average height of a figurine)
Condition: Good condition with natural patina and
only very little material loss to one weapon, base
shows substantial material loss to reticulated areas
Provenance: Austrian private collection

㶭ẋ戨岒堾䍵Ⱦ↹➪ȿṢ䈑䳬
⑩䚠列⤥炻㚱⣑䃞⊭㻧炻ᶨᾳ㬎☐ᶲ㚱庽⽖㛸㕁仢⣙炻 A magistrate holds court, photo taken in 1889
⸽⹏⯨悐⋨➇㚱ṃ㛸㕁仢⣙
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷

Estimate EUR 200,-
Starting price EUR 100,-

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