"Mandarin Chain" Bead Necklace
1800s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
"Mandarin Chain" Bead Necklace, 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Tourmaline, jade, pearls, seed pearls, seed coral and gilt metal; overall: 120.6 cm (47 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King 1945.167 The gilt metal was decorated with blue kingfisher feathers.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- tourmaline, jade, pearls, seed pearls, seed coral and gilt metal
- Dimensions
- Overall: 120.6 cm (47 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1945.167
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
- Exhibitions
- Facing the Ancestors: Chinese Portraits and Figure Painting – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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