Court Necklace
Original Language Title朝珠
CultureChinese
Date19th century
MediumCloth covered beads, silk, and metal
DimensionsOverall: 44 inches (111.76 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frances Bieber
Object number35-54
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DescriptionString of yellow, red, and green cloth beads.Exhibition HistoryEmperors, Scholars and Temples: Tastemakers of China’s Ming and Qing Dynasties, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, January, 2017 – July 9th, 2017.
The court necklace functioned as both imperial insignia and personal ornament. Necklaces’ material could vary from luxurious pearls to humble plant seeds, depending on the owner’s rank and the occasion for which it was worn. This necklace, made from wood beads wrapped in silk gauze, probably belonged to a mid-level official.
Caroline Frances Bieber;
Donated by Caroline Frances Bieber to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
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