A pure white jade pendant, carved with clouds above and below a circular pendant with Greek key design and smooth center. Measures: 52mm x 37mm x 8mm Weight: 41grams
white jade bottle splashed on one side with russet and oxblood, black lid, hardwood base delicately carved with a dragon and water leaves, 3 x 2-1/2 in., good condition, one side with crack/inclusion as made, some adhesive residue, lid possibly associated(?). Provenance: ex-collection George H. Taber, Jr.; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, acquired 1956
Comprising a celadon jade carving with russet skin depicting a young boy beneath a lotus leaf, together with a carved green hardstone brush rest, likely bowenite.
H 3 x W 1? x D 1 inches.
A jade model of a qilin , 19th century, the reclining creature with its legs tucked beneath it, its head raised and mouth open, an apperture in the middle of the back indicates a possible function as a brush washer, 11.6cm long, with carved fitted wood stand
THE COURT NECKLACE, CHAO ZHU This type of court necklace developed from a Buddhist rosary sent in 1643 by the Dalai lama to the Shunzi emperor. The necklace typically consisted of a hundred and eight small beads with four large beads of contrasting stones representing the four season. The necklace also served practical functions, being used for calculations if no abacus were available. A long drop extension was placed on the back, serving as counterweight. Wrigglesworth, 2000, p. 182-183; Garrett, p. 14-15. A Mandarin necklace , 19th-early20th century , the evenly sized amber beads interspersed with three larger jadeite beads and the jadeite double gourd fotou bead at the back, with the three jinian of carved coral beads suspending pink tourmaline, acquamarine and jadeite drops, 135cm long