Ensemble de quatorze fibules en jade céladon pâle et blanc sculpté Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIII-XIXE siècle

les boucles d'habit de tailles variées, à décors similaires d'un chilong en haut relief, les crochets d'attaches sculptés en forme de tête de dragons archaïsants

Collection particulière de l'ouest de la France

The second from the right on the top row has a small chip to one of the extremities of the chilong's curling tail and to the tip end of the bunch of hair fur to its left. The second from the end on the lower row has a small chip to the front of the Chilong's left shoulder. The fourth from the left on the lower row has a minute chip to the back of the chilong's left rear paw. The others with sometime tiny nicks along the edges or minor line inclusions but otherwise in good condition.
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