Musical Stone with Theme of the 'Hundred Antiques', Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95), China, Jade, H. 13 7/16 in. (34.2 cm); W. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm); D. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm), Jade, The association of bells and stone chimes with ancient ritual made them ideal subjects for reproduction as decorative objects. In the late eighteenth century, when the supply of jade was plentiful, archaistic bells and fanciful stone chimes were made from the precious material
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Musical Stone, Theme, Hundred Antiques, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, Qianlong period, 1736–95, China, Jade, H, 13 7/16, 34.2 cm, W, 9, 24, D, 1 15/16, 5, association, bells, stone chimes, ancient ritual, ideal subjects, reproduction, decorative objects, late eighteenth, century, supply, jade, plentiful, archaistic bells, fanciful stone, chimes, precious material
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