Period:Qing dynasty Production date:18thC
Materials:amber
Technique:carved
Subjects:bird
Dimensions:Height: 5.60 centimetres (a) Height: 5 centimetres (b) Height: 4.30 centimetres (c)
Description:
Ornaments for jewellery. a) With carved flower designs, b) Openwork with bird designs, c) Bird and flower designs. Made of amber.
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![图片[1]-ornament; jewellery BM-1991-0223.1.a-c-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_00160154_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-ornament; jewellery BM-1991-0223.1.a-c-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 1986.0304.2 and BM1986.0303.6-7.
Materials:amber
Technique:carved
Subjects:bird
Dimensions:Height: 5.60 centimetres (a) Height: 5 centimetres (b) Height: 4.30 centimetres (c)
Description:
Ornaments for jewellery. a) With carved flower designs, b) Openwork with bird designs, c) Bird and flower designs. Made of amber.
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 1986.0304.2 and BM1986.0303.6-7.
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