Jade figure dragon chime

[Jade figure dragon pattern chime]

Jade figure dragon pattern chime, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, is 20.4 cm long, 20.1 cm wide, and 0.9 cm thick. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The jade chime is blue-white, and there is an openwork double-Kui dragon beam above it. The two sides of the beam are hung with copper-plated gold chains, and the chime is hung below it. The front of the chime is a cloud pattern ground, carved with two dragons playing with fire bead patterns. The two dragons raise and fall, respectively occupying half of the jade. The back of the temple is embossed with three stars of Fu, Shou and Lu, with pine trees, deer, cranes, and ganoderma lucidum as well as two waiters, meaning “three stars in high light”
Chime is an ancient musical instrument. It is usually used in groups of several pieces and arranged according to the scale. This jade chime is a single piece, which is a furnishings for interior decoration evolved from musical instruments. The pattern of double dragons playing with beads is an important pattern commonly used on the court implements of the Ming Dynasty.

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