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Silver and gilded silver pendant, set with emeralds, rubies and rose- and table-cut diamonds, Germany, ca. 1700
Silver and gilded silver pendant, set with emeralds, rubies and rose- and table-cut diamonds, the back engraved. The central emerald a later addition. Germany, ca. 1700. Given by Dame Joan Evans (M.57-1962). © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2016.17 octobre 2016
The Canning Jewel, 1800-1860
The Canning Jewel. Pendant in the form of a merman with sword and shield; with a baroque pearl mounted in enamelled gold set with pearls, table-cut diamonds and carved Indian rubies; 1800-1860. Given by Mrs Edward S Harkness (M.2697-1931) © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2016.17 octobre 2016
François-Désiré Froment-Meurice (1802-1855), Pendant with a coral cameo depicting Bacchus, 1854
François-Désiré Froment-Meurice (1802-1855), Pendant with a coral cameo depicting Bacchus, the sculpted gold frame decorated with winged mermaids and hung with pearls and diamond sparks, 1854. Given by Dame Joan Evans (M.30-1962) © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2016.17 octobre 2016
Prophylactic pendant, England, 1540-1560
Prophylactic pendant, gold, with traces of enamel in black and translucent blue, set with a hessonite garnet and a peridot, and hung with a sapphire, England, 1540-1560. Given by Dame Joan Evans (M.242-1975) © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2016.17 octobre 2016
Pendant, 'The Pelican in Its Piety', Spain, ca. 1550-1575
Pendant, 'The Pelican in Its Piety', enamelled gold set with a foiled ruby simulant and hung with pearls, the back with black-and-white moresques, Spain, ca. 1550-1575, 335-1870 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2016.17 octobre 2016
Enamelled gold pendant in the form of a dragon, ca. 1820-80
Enamelled gold pendant in the form of a dragon, set with emeralds and rubies, with pearl drops, ca. 1820-80. Salting Bequest (M.536-1910). © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2016.17 octobre 2016
Snuff bottle with pomegranates and bat, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Snuff bottle with pomegranates and bat, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95). Turquoise with pink glass stopper. H. 2 in. (5.1 cm). Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921 (21.175.276 a, b) © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.17 octobre 2016
Snuff bottle with lion, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Snuff bottle with lion, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95). Malachite with pink glass stopper. H. 2 in. (5.1 cm). H. 2 in. (5.1 cm), 21.175.283 a, b. © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.17 octobre 2016
Arc-Shaped Pendant (Huang), late Eastern Zhou (770–256 B.C.), Warring States (475–221 B.C), 5th–4th century B.C.
Arc-Shaped Pendant (Huang), late Eastern Zhou (770–256 B.C.), Warring States (475–221 B.C), 5th–4th century B.C.. Jade (Nephrite). L. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). Purchase, Charlotte C. Weber Gift, 2001 (2001.665). © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.17 octobre 2016
Knotted Dragon Pendant, Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.), 13th–11th century BC
Knotted Dragon Pendant, Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.), 13th–11th century BC. Jade (nephrite). H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm). Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985 (1985.214.99). © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This pendant takes the shape of a dragon with a sinuous body grooved to resemble twisted rope. It illustrates the extraordinary talent and skill of early Chinese jade carvers, in whose hands intractable jade seems a supple and malleable material.