California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 July 7, 2018  July 7, 2018

 Lot # 5207 
A JADEITE AND TOURMALINE COURT NECKLACE    清 翡翠一百零八粒朝珠


  • Dimension: Length: 44 in (111.8 cm) Diameter of bead: 13 mm
  • Estimate From: $8000
  • Estimate To: $16000

Consisting of a strand of well polished rounded jadeite beads, divided into groups by the three pink tourmaline beads and a two-part double-gourd-form fotou bead at the back, with two of the three jinian strands of tourmaline beads suspending filigree-mounted teardrop tourmaline pendants. Qing Dynasty period.


此套朝珠由上等翡翠製成,由108粒翡翠珠貫穿而成,每隔27粒穿入一顆粉碧璽珠,其直徑比朝珠大一倍左右,將朝珠一分為四,寓意四季輪轉。朝珠頂設“佛頭塔”,其後用黃色闊絲帶系墜子,末端系寶石,是為“背雲”,“佛頭塔”兩側有三串小珠,每串小珠十粒,名為“紀念”。朝珠是清朝禮服的一種佩戴物,掛在頸項垂於胸前。由於清代皇帝信佛教,凡皇帝、後妃、文官五品及武官四品以上另外侍衛和京官等,均可佩戴朝珠,作為皇帝所賞賜之珍品。