Formal Court belt with gold ornaments inlaid with red corals
A Well-Carved Brown-Streaked Green Overlay Bubble-Suffused Colorless Glass...
A Rhinoceros Horn Magnolia-Form Libation Cup
A Han-style inkstone |
Qing Dynasty The belt is a bright yellow ribbon, with the plate, hook, ring, buckle and ornaments all made of gold and carved with one-legged dragons. The surface of the belt is laid with red coral carved into bats, flowing clouds and eight treasures symbolizing wealth, longevity and auspiciousness. A pouch and a cigarette case with seed pearl-stringed Chinese characters "wanshou" (eternal longevity) are tied to the belt. |
PRINTER FRIENDLY
Other Artworks
-
- Celadon
- Celadon, a famous type of ancient Chinese stoneware, came into being during the period of the...
-
- The Emergence of...
- Proto-porcelain appeared no later than the Shang Dynasty and was produced in large quantities in...
-
- Fine Works of...
- Pot of fortune, longlife and genius-writing by Liu Haisu and made by Gu Jing Zhou
-
- A Bronze Gu(Wine...
- The trumpet-shaped neck cast with four leiwen-filled cicada blades, the center section and...
-
- Wucai
- The wucai porcelain is a kind of overglaze decoration porcelain which is made by firing the...
-
- Five Famous...
- In the Song Dynasty there were five famous porcelain kilns: Ru Kiln, Official Kiln, Jun Kiln, Ge...
Recommended Books
Chinese Literature
In the brilliant tradition of ancient Chinese culture, what has been preserved intact to the...
Leaf Birds
A story about how the leaf children of tree mother become little birds and find warmth and...