Posted 5 years ago
JodyLee
(65 items)
Chinese Item
The item is marked Silver and tested Sterling silver.
I purchase this from an estate of an Ambassador where there were many great items.
The item has what appears to be ears in the center with Dragon figures on both sides
The height is 3 ½ inches, width is 2 ½ inches
I have no information on this item
Can someone please help me find more information on this item
Thank you for your time and consideration
cricket cage?
I have dealt with this sort of filigree and wire, sometimes with enamel decorative piece. Usually silver with a gold finish, the silver is pliable and often with time packing and shipping, the proper placement of the added elements such as the dragons are no longer in the right position.
I can see a lot of the small protuberance like the flames and the dragon horns have been pressed back. As far as what was it, seems it may have been an ornate cap or hat for a figurine. Now, I have not seen this before in a filigree metal form, but Chinese hats with sides that have applied elevated right and left peaks or wings is not unusual for one of the 8 immortals.
https://a.1stdibscdn.com/asian-antique-porcelain-and-gold-leaf-immortal-statue-for-sale-picture-8/11402451/f_124516131540398187206/IMG_1539617602068_master.JPG
Of course I could be wrong, but that is my sense of this very interesting piece. Thanks for posting.
well this was a good idea of TOD but the comparison is wrong there is no guan or Jin headware in this shape and it is not becoming from the ZE period lets say before middle ages
i think the compirason is a sort of dignitary precurser of the Wu Sha
apostata thanks so much. This is a very rare item. I see that some of these were dug from the graves of the deceased Emperors Tombs.
i miss the skill for this, you are time period limited by means of the sterling and there is oneven alloy corrosion not known bij my
and when it ought to be imperial headgear it is short of dragons i think
for me there was no reason to run this for Huang (emporers) till late guangxu , because i think it, is not related to this , so this has to go to asian art forum, they got the skills i havent ,
addendum TOD,s idea was a good idea but her comparison is not sound i think her picture is an sort of Jin form without wings what later became the common and and hyped Wu Sha type of headwear
The gold Yi Shan Guan all with gold wire braided gold crown production using Qiasi (??), Leisi (??), Masi (??), welding and other processes, is the highest level of the Ming Dynasty gold and silver production process masterpiece, is also the only surviving imperial gold crown in China so far.
ok but that,s a whole different ballgame , just run the marks , then you can limit the spread of the emission
ok relax i gonna elaborate , you are relating to mu zong period 1566-1572, there are worldwide 7 artifacts mu zong period and they don,t have an sterlingmark , for obvious reasons if you run all silver marks none are related to muzong period , i believe but i am not sure started mid qianlong period