Gold earrings with a bat of gold filigree inlaid with pearls and jadeite (a pair)
Gold small cup (sacrificial vessel) with two Kui-dragon-shaped ears
Silver Vase with Wired Patterns
Gold and Silver Wares in the Tang Dynasty |
Qing Dynasty The semicircular jadeite piece is decorated with a gold filigree bat and connected with the gold hook. The body of the bat is inlaid with a ruby, and the wings are inlaid with seed pearls. Both the head and the tail are made of gold and covered with kingfisher feathers, with two gold wires inlaid with pearls serving as feelers. The design symbolizes "fortune and nobility". |
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