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PROPERTY FROM THE ROBERT J. AND MARILYN PROPERTY FROM THE ROBERT J. AND MARILYN
HAMBURGER COLLECTION HAMBURGER COLLECTION
~866 868
A JADE AND CORAL-INSET GILT-BRONZE A YELLOW SILK BELT WITH HARDSTONE-
BELT SLIDE FOR A FIRST RANK CIVIL OFFICIAL INSET, PEARL AND GILT-METAL REPOUSSE
18TH CENTURY BELT BUCKLE AND BELT SLIDES
The rectangular slide with jade and coral insets is cast QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
with a dragon-head attachment that connects to a The yellow silk belt with red brocade backing is fitted
hinged loop cast in the form of two confronting beasts. with a rectangular gilt-bronze buckle with two loops
2Ω in. (6.2 cm.) high on the back and inset on the front with seed pearls
and hardstones on a repoussé floral ground. The
two quadrilobed belt slides are similarly cast and
$3,000-5,000
decorated, and the two additional fittings are each
EXHIBITED: inset with six circular hardstones on a key-fret ground.
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Draped in Dragons, 3 Buckle: 4 in. (10.2 cm.) long
December 2003-2 May 2004.
Omaha, Nebraska, Joslyn Art Museum, Elegance of $8,000-10,000
the Qing Court: Reflections of a Dynasty Through Its
Art, 1 March-6 June 2008. Compiled during the Qianlong period, the illustrated
encyclopedia album entitled Huangchao liqi tushi
LITERATURE:
M. G. Hamburger and L. Salter, “Function, Fashion (Illustrated precedents for the ritual paraphernalia of
and Status: Qing Dynasty Belt Ornaments,” the [Qing] imperial court)classified all clothing and
Orientations, May 2006, p. 62, fig. 2. accessories used by the court, from the emperor to
Fang Jing Pei et al., Elegance of the Qing Court: the lowest functionary. Clothing was generally divided
Reflections of a Dynasty Through Its Art, 2008, p. 64, into court clothes, auspicious clothes, and regular
no. 197. clothes, depending on the occasion. A yellow silk
court belt of the same yellow color as the present belt,
but with gold-inlaid jade pendants, and dated to the
ROBERT J. 及 MARILYN HAMBURGER 珍藏 Jiaqing reign (1796-1820), is in the collection of the
Palace Museum, Taipei. The catalogue notes that the
清十八世紀 鎏金銅嵌玉及珊瑚文一品帶環
bright yellow color of this belt is in line with imperial
展覽: regulations for auspicious clothing, and this belt
波士頓, 波士頓美術館, 「Draped in Dragons」, 2003 would have likely been worn by the Jiaqing Emperor
年12月3日-2004年5月2日 for an auspicious occasion. (Fig. 1) For other examples
奧馬哈, 内布拉斯加, Joslyn 美術館, 「Elegance of of yellow silk formal belts dated to the early Qing
the Qing Court: Reflections of a Dynasty Through dynasty with associated belt buckles and belt slides
Its Art」, 2008年3月1日-6月6日 see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Museum - 51 - Costumes and Accessories of the Qing
出版:
Court, Hong Kong, 2005, pp. 263-5, pls. 166-7.
M. G. Hamburger及L. Salter, 〈Function, Fashion
and Status: Qing Dynasty Belt Ornaments〉,
《Orientations》, 2006年5月, 頁62, 圖2 ROBERT J. 及 MARILYN HAMBURGER 珍藏
Fang Jing Pei 等, 《Elegance of the Qing Court: 晚清 明黃絲帶配鎏金金屬嵌寶帶扣及帶環一組
Reflections of a Dynasty Through Its Art》, 2008
866 年, 頁 64, 編號 197

PROPERTY FROM THE ROBERT J. AND MARILYN
HAMBURGER COLLECTION
~867
A JADE-INSET GILT-BRONZE TWO-PART
BELT BUCKLE
18TH CENTURY
Each half of the buckle is inset with a greenish-
white jade plaque carved in low relief with
double-gourd tendrils and studded in the center
with a small coral bead. One half terminates in a
ruyi-form hook centered by a large coral bead and
the other has an oval aperture.
5æ in. (14.6 cm.) long Fig. 1 Ceremonial court belt with gold-inlaid jade pendants,
Qing dynasty, Jiaqing reign (1796-1820). National Palace
$4,000-6,000 Museum, Taipei, 故雜006756N000000000.
圖一 金鑲黃碧璽吉服帶, 清嘉慶, 臺北國立故宮博物院藏, 館藏編號
故雜006756N000000000
ROBERT J. 及 MARILYN HAMBURGER 珍藏
清十八世紀 鎏金銅嵌玉帶扣一組

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