2068 PARFUMIERE BELT PENDANT. GÜRTELANHÄNGER FÜR DUFT. China. Qing Dynasty. 18th/19th c. Bronze with gilding and turquoise, partly carved. Silk cord with aquamarine and seed beads. In flattened gourd shape with a stopper like a snuffbottle. In openwork from tendrils, on a small foot in flowershape. The upper part is removable, to open the lower compartment for the perfume. Everyday clothes as well as to the official (chifu) and courtly (chaofu) garments of the Manchu included various pendants for the belt (chao dai), including such for fragrance. The shape of the calabash is a symbol of happiness. Height 9.2cm. Condition A/B. Literature: -L. Wrigglesworth & G. Dickinson: Imperial Wardrobe. London 1990. Compare belt pendants p. 156-7. 铜鎏金香囊腰帶挂件 清 18/19世紀 高9.2cm 铜鎏金部分鑲雕綠松石。 参考文献：L. Wrigglesworth & G. Dickinson: Imperial Wardrobe. London 1990. Compare belt pendants p. 156-7。 € 6.000 - 7.000 | $ 6.540 - 7.630 2069 BRUSH REST IN THE FORM OF A MONKEY ON HORSE. PINSELABLAGE IN FORM EINES PFERDES MIT ÄFFCHEN. China. Bronze with gilding. The horse lies with bent legs and looks back at the monkey on his back. The monkey scratches his head with his left hand and holds the bridle of the horse with his right hand. The combination is a rebus for ‘Promotion is approaching fast’ (Ma Shang Feng Hou). Height 6cm, length 7cm. Underneath four-partite mark Yongzheng, but later. Condition A/B. 铜鎏金馬猴笔架 高6cm/长7cm 銅胎鎏金。底部四字雍正款,可能是晚期。 € 1.800 - 2.000 | $ 1.962 - 2.180 China Kunsthandwerk 2068 2069
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