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Comb with chrysanthemum, osmanthus & cymbidium – (8643)
[8643]

Silver comb decorated on one side with Chrysanthemum flowers (Longevity长寿) and on the other side with Cymbidium & Osmanthus flowers, as well as bamboo leaves. Cymbydium (lan蘭花) and Osmanthus (guihua桂花) together lead to the pun “May your descendants become famous (langui qifang蘭桂齐芳, langui tengfang蘭桂腾芳, guizi lansun桂子籣孙). The bamboo leaves represent Humility, Fidelity and Peace. It dates from the late Qing (1644 – 1912) to the early Republic period (1912 – 1947). Width 11.3 cm. Height 4.9 cm. Depth 0.7 cm. Weight 40.1 grams.
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