A silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century - image-1
A silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century - image-2
A silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century - image-1A silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century - image-2

Lot 96 Dα

A silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €

A silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century

Hanging from a chain the amulet displays an official with a ruyi sceptre riding a qilin and four flower-shaped pendants. The backplate with a stamp.
Dimension of the amulet 6.5 x 8.3 cm

十九世紀
銀製麒麟如意鎖

Literature

Margaret Duda, Four Centuries of Silver. Personal Adornment in the Qing Dynasty and After, Singapore 2002, p. 57-65