A hardstone inlaid hardwood portable chest, Guanpixiang, the…
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A hardstone inlaid hardwood portable chest, Guanpixiang, the domed cover with ruyi -head metal fittings, above a pair of doors opening to reveal two pairs of short and one long drawer, the sides set with bail handles and a chain joining the cover and side, the cover inlaid in various coloured hardstones with a long tailed bird perched on a blossoming peony tree beside bamboo and lingzhi fungus, the front with fruiting peach and finger citron, the doors with cranes beside pine, bamboo and lingzhi fungus, 39 cm high, 39.5 cm wide, 29.5 cm deep

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  • Hardstone - Hardstone is not a scientific name for a particular gemstone, but a word used to describe any one or more semi-precious stones used in jewellery and decorative arts, and can include jade, agate, onyx, rock crystal, amber, jet and carnelian. Softer stones and minerals such as soapstone, and alabaster and hard stones used in building such as marble or granite are generally excluded.

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