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A GOLD-MOUNTED WHITE JADE PENDANT
Qing dynasty
The white jade carved in openwork and incised line with a central cash
design surrounded by seven flower petals, mounted with a gold bee
with two spiral antennae each terminated with a small pearl, the body
of the bee inset with a large ruby cabochon above a pair of leaves
inset with additional pearls.
2 1/4in (5.7cm) diameter of jade
US$3,000 - 5,000

清 白玉鑲金嵌珍珠紅寶石飾牌一枚

Ornaments such as the present example would be used either as
garment appliques or personal adornment such as those attached to
pins to form hairpins during the Qing dynasty.

Compare similar examples published and illustrated in Celestial
Creations, Art of the Chinese Goldsmith, The Cheng Xun Tang 332
Collection (The Art Museum, The Institute for Chinese Studies, The
Chinese University Hong Kong 2007), Part II, pp. 446 – 449, as well
as in Chinese Gold Ornaments (Hong Kong, Muwen Tang Fine Art
Publication Ltd., 2003), Simon Kwan and Sun Ji, p. 494, no. 336.

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A GOLD HAIRNET ORNAMENT, DIANSHI
Qing dynasty
Skillfully worked in delicate filigree technique to display three bats
surrounding clouds and encircled by auspicious ruyi cloud scrolls,
backed by wires and four central ruyi collars soldered with two thin
tubes for attachment.
2 1/8 x 2 7/8in (5.4 x 7.3cm)
US$3,000 - 5,000

清 祥雲蝙蝠紋金鈿飾一件

Hair ornaments with sumptuous filigree design were favored during
the Qing dynasty. They were often attached to a wire and silk-woven
hairnet called ‘dianzi’ worn by females in elite families. A piece such as
the present example may have originally had inlay work of kingfisher
feather.
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For discussion and additional examples of gold filigree hair ornaments
used to decorate dianzi, refer to Chinese Gold Ornaments by Simon
Kwan and Sun Ji (Hong Kong: Muwen Tang Fine Art Publication Ltd.,
2003), p. 106, and pp. 546-547, pl. 184.

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