Lot 175. A pair of gold earrings, Ming dynasty. Length 3.5 cm; 18k gold, weight 8.17 grams (combined), stand (3). Lot Sold 32,000 USD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026

Note: A group of related double-gourd-shaped earrings were excavated in Jiangsu province, all of which were included in the exhibition Jinse jiangnan. Jiangsu gudai jinqi / Golden Jiangnan. Ancient Gold Ware of Jiangsu, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing, 2008. See, for example, a pair of undecorated earrings, unearthed in 1977 from a Ming dynasty tomb in Qingyang, Jiangyin city, now in the Jiangyin Museum, p. 111 (bottom); and two pairs, decorated with vertical ribs, discovered in Daqiangmen, Wuxi city, now housed in the Nanjing Museum, attributed to the Ming dynasty, pp 137 (bottom) and 139 (bottom).

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, New York, 25 March 2026