AN IMPERIAL MOTHER-OF-PEARL FIGURE OF BUDDHA IN GOLD SHRINE WITH A CHAIN OF ONE-HUNDRED-AND-EIGHT FIVE-LINE BODHI BEADS
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Buddha H 1.7 cm ( 3/4 in) Chain L 68.6 cm (17 in) Weight 42 g
HK$ 200,000-250,000
RMB 172,000-215,000
REFERENCE: A similar buddha statue in gold shrine from late Qing Dynasty preserved in The Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum, is illustrated in ROYAL STYLE: QING DYNASTY AND WESTERN COURT JEWELRY, by National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2012, p.190&493, no.1-3-53
REFERENCE: A similar buddha statue in gold shrine from late Qing Dynasty preserved in The Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum, is illustrated in ROYAL STYLE: QING DYNASTY AND WESTERN COURT JEWELRY, by National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2012, p.190&493, no.1-3-53