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propertY From a north amerICan prIVate this pair of gold plaques could be joined 宋 金透空鴛鴦貴子紋帔墜一對
CoLLeCtIon together to form a parfumier, a coveted luxury
A PAIR OF PIERCED GOLD item in its time. aromatic substances were 來源
‘MANDARIN DUCKS AND LOTUS’ placed between the openwork plaques, and 倫敦蘇富比1991年6月11日，編號15
PLAQUES the resulting pomander could be attached to
clothing such as scarves or shawls, as well as
SONG DYNASTY to functional objects. see a related example of
a single plaque, now preserved in the nanjing
each of teardrop form, executed in repoussé museum and illustrated in Zhongguo meishu
with a pair of mandarin ducks wading towards fenlei quanji, Zhongguo jin yin boli falang qi
each other with the heads raised towards a
crest of interlaced ribbons and vines, a pair of quanji [Illustrated Classification of Chinese art,
robust lotus blossoms below (2) Chinese Gold, silver, Glass, and Cloisonné], vol.
III, shijiazhuang, 2004, pl. 35, from the tomb
height 3 in., 17.5 cm
of Lu shimeng in Wu county, Jiangsu province,
PROVENANCE dated 1304. plaques were cast with varying
auspicious subjects. a ‘lotus meander’ plaque
sotheby’s London, 11th June 1991, lot 15.
of teardrop form was sold in these rooms, 12th
september 2018, lot 239. In addition, compare
a twin phoenix pendant of similar form from
the collection of pierre Uldry, illustrated in
Chinesisches Gold und Silber, Zurich, 1994, cat.
no. 288, and a twin fish example, exhibited in
Silver and Gold in Ancient China, J.J. Lally & Co.,
new York, 2012, cat. no. 39.

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