Lot 138: SIX ARCHAISTIC JADE AND HARDSTONE PENDANTS Late Qing Dynasty

SIX ARCHAISTIC JADE AND HARDSTONE PENDANTS

Late Qing Dynasty

Comprising a
guqin incised with strings and carved with tone markings, pierced at one end for attachment, the mottled beige stone stained orange-brown in areas; a cicada of flattened form, simply carved to depict eyes and wings, the stone stained black throughout; an oval pendant carved with a
chi dragon, perforated at one end, the olive-green stone with black and russet inclusions; two bell-shaped pendants decorated with incised 'leaf' patterns suspended from double strings, the knop perforated for suspension, the celadon stone stained russet brown; a heart-shaped pendant carved with a
chi dragon in high relief, perforated at the knop and at the center, the translucent stone stained russet brown. (6)


1 3/4 to 2 3/4in (4.4 to 7cm) long

PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot.







Overall in good condition. Minor surface pitting and wear. Stones altered to induce colors and textures for the appearance of antiquity.

清末 仿古玉石珮 古琴 蟬 魑龍 古鐘 共六件



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

Yamanaka & Company, New York

Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 18 December 1911

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1911-present




來源：

紐約山中商會

Samuel T. Peters 贈，1911 年 12 月 18 日

大都會藝術博物館，1911 年迄今

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