Caption

Tailpiece, repossession provenance; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; riding equipment for horses; cloisonné enamel; fish motif; made of leather ribbon and bronze decorated with cloisonné enamel on copper colorful, blue background; 18th century; China; horse tack element; length 110 cm, A pair of crossed straps forming an X shape with attached hanging ends and a horizontal padded section at the bottom; the straps are primarily blue with decorative rectangular panels featuring colorful floral and animal-like motifs in shades of blue, green, red, yellow, white, and black, and edged with thin metallic trim; the hanging ends show worn darker material and metal fittings; the bottom padded section is a textured reddish-orange fabric; the background is a smooth light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_387

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Rights managed

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92.4Mb (1.8Mb) / 18.0in x 20.0in / 5385 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tailpiece repossession provenance Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 riding equipment horses cloisonné enamel fish motif leather ribbon bronze decorated copper colorful blue background 18th century China horse tack element length 110 cm pair crossed straps forming X shape attached hanging ends horizontal padded section bottom straps primarily blue decorative rectangular panels featuring colorful floral animal- motifs shades blue green red yellow white black edged thin metallic trim hanging ends worn darker material metal fittings textured reddish-orange fabric background smooth light gray.