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二 26. Belt buckle carved with an open-mouthed dragon-head hook, with two horns and detailed work to the eyebrows and ears, looking

十 at the gently tapered rectangular shaft carved in relief with five different fu characters, wufu, within a rectangular raised frame, the

六 underside with a high relief oval button carved with a shou character, the stone pure white.

4 ⅝ inches, 11.8 cm long.
五 Qianlong, 1736-1795.
福 Wood stand.
龍

首 • From the collection of Captain Annesley Tyndale Warre, FSA.
帶 • From the collection of Captain George Francis Warre, CBE
鈎
(1876-1957).

白 • Five, wu, and blessings, fu, form the rebus wufu, ‘May you
玉 have the five blessings’ (old age, wealth, health, virtue and a

peaceful passing) and are also associated with five bats as fu

乾 is a pun for the word bat. The shou character on the button,
隆 together with the fu characters, form the rebus fushou, ‘May

you have blessings and longevity’.

Annesley Tyndale Warre

先
生
舊
藏

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