Period:Qing dynasty Production date:18thC
Materials:agate
Technique:carved
Dimensions:Diameter: 3.70 centimetres
Description:
Ornament carved with flower decoration. Made of openwork agate (red).
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![图片[1]-ornament BM-1986-0303.6-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_00308051_001.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1992:The variety of stones carved by Chinese craftsmen is vast: agate, coral, crystal, lapis-lazuli, malachite, quartz, serpentine, soapstone, tourmaline, turquoise and many others were all used. These stones were admired for the variety of their colours and for the high-quality finish they gave the carvings. Flat carvings, such as this one, could have been sewn on to clothing as personal ornaments. See also BM 1991.0223.1A and BM 1986.0304.2.
Materials:agate
Technique:carved
Dimensions:Diameter: 3.70 centimetres
Description:
Ornament carved with flower decoration. Made of openwork agate (red).
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1992:The variety of stones carved by Chinese craftsmen is vast: agate, coral, crystal, lapis-lazuli, malachite, quartz, serpentine, soapstone, tourmaline, turquoise and many others were all used. These stones were admired for the variety of their colours and for the high-quality finish they gave the carvings. Flat carvings, such as this one, could have been sewn on to clothing as personal ornaments. See also BM 1991.0223.1A and BM 1986.0304.2.
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