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PROPERTY FROM THE RENLU COLLECTION
A pair of gold 'bat' earrings, erqian
Qing dynastyEach decorated with a carefully cut and chased bat soldered to the flattened hoop with beaded edges that narrows to a wire pin for threading through the earlobe. 1 1/8in (2.8cm) diameter (2).
注脚
清 蝙蝠紋金耳鉗一對 Yang Zhishui states in Zhongguo Gudai Jinyin Shoushi (Beijing: Gugong, 2014) that during the Qing dynasty a new style of earrings came in fashion, known as erqian (vol. 3, p. 842). A erqian is a type of hoop earring without a pendant; any decorative design is being applied directly to the hoop. Compare a similar pair of Qing dynasty gold earrings with a bat design illustrated in Chinese Gold Ornaments, Simon Kwan and Sun Ji, (Hong Kong: Muwen Tang Fine Art Publication Ltd., 2003), p. 533, pl. 371.