An elaborate silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century - image-1
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Lot 97 Dα

An elaborate 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: 1.200 € - 1.400 €
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An elaborate silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century

Hanging from a chain the double-sided amulet displays an official with a peach riding a qilin. Hanging from the amulet a horse, monkeys, fruits, bells, little pigs, fo dogs, all on chains of different length.
Maximum length 48 cm

十九世紀
銀製麒麟長命鎖

Literature

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