California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 23, 2017  September 23, 2017

 Lot # 3145 
AN AGARWOOD GOLD-BEAD INLAID COURT NECKLACE    清 沉香鑲金粒朝珠(一百零八粒)帶老錫盒


  • Dimension: Bead diameter: 1 in (2.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $5000
  • Estimate To: $8000

The 108 agarwood beads divided by four large gold bead inlaid agarwood fotou (Buddha heads), the fotou at the back connected to a gourd-shaped fotouta (Buddha head stupa) suspending an agarwood beiyun (back cloud) oval plaque and terminating with a tear-shaped bead, the three jinnian strands of agarwood beads each further suspending a similar tear-shaped drop, all finely inlaid with gold-beads. Qing Dynasty period.