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LOT 2158
Chinese Amethyst Bead Necklace with Jadeite Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
20 7/8 in. (189 grams, 53 cm long).
Composed of graduated amethyst beads of various types, interspersed with spacer beads and featuring a lentoid pendant bead with notched edges and engraved with geometric 'clouds' on both faces; hook-and-eye clasp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
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The popularisation of these models of daily life called mingqi over the course of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) reflects dramatic changes in Chinese society. They are an exemplification of how power circulated beyond the imperial government and nobility to a broader bureaucratic classes, that looked for gratification for themselves and their families in the afterlife with clay, fashioned into models ranging from crude earthenware to fine glazed stoneware.
