Page 82 - Yamanaka co Auction catalog

l37-RARE JADE NECKLACE
Formed of seventy-five beads of pure Lang Han j ade-
which is the finest variety of jade-carefully and exactly
graduated and matched in size and uniform in color, strung
on silken cord. It is not one of the long Mandarin neck-
laces, but is designed purely for throat adornment, droop-
ing lightly on the chest. The jade has a clear and fine
translucence and the hue of beautiful emerald, and is
brightly polished.
Length, 17% inches.
Weight, 164% carats.
(Illustrated)

l38-l\1ANDARIN NECKI_.ACE(Ch'ien-lung)
Of jade and "Chinese ruby" (pink tourmaline) ; a princely
production of the luxurious eighteenth century. It con-
sists of one hundred and eight beads of [ei-ts'ui jade of
clouded-emerald tones, uniform in size, set off by four large
globes of the brilliant pink tourmaline; and thirty smaller
tourmaline beads on three pendent strings, supporting
five tourmaline pendants which are mounted in silver, with
kingfishers' feathers laid in, and surmounted by pearls.
Length, 64 inches.

l39-Two TOURMALINEPENDANTS(Ch'ien-lung)
Hemispherical; carved, pierced and engraved, one with a
pair of the dogs Fu and their brocaded ball, the other with
a fabled animal and the sacred fungus. The tourmaline,
which is sometimes called Chinese ruby, is of the most deli-
cate, palest pink, with a remarkable rainbow iridescence.
Hanging-cord strung with pearls and beads of fei-ts'ui jade.