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Official necklace (chaozhu)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Double-strand necklace made of round reddish-brown beads with large and small round turquoise beads interspersed; four drop-shaped pendants, two composed of clusters of small reddish-brown and turquoise beads, one a flat disk with a loop at top and one a long thin white material; and a teardrop-shaped turquoise bead; on display on a beige platform. Official necklace (chaozhu) by unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Amber, jade (jadeite), imitation coral
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 402 px
Museum record:
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