The distinguished characters of this buckle include not only the usage of different base metals to form the body, but also the decoration technique of using turquoise inlays to fill areas of elongated designs to accentuate the form of the buckle. Examples of similar form can be found in the collection of the Museum of East Asian art in Bath, see Inaugural Exhibition: Vol 2 Chinese Metalwares and Decorative Arts, Bath, 1993, p.40, pl.238, though the turquoise inlays of this example is nowhere near as fine as the current lot. Another one with the same four-petal floral design in the centre, though of turquoise inlays instead of gold, is in the collection of H.M. King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, see Chinese Art from the Collection of H.M. King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Tokyo and Osaka, 1971, no.32.
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