Silver Qilin pendant, China

A high-grade silver Qilin pendant amulet from China.

From the end of the XIXth or early XXth Century, Qing dynasty.

The Qilin has the head of a dragon, fleshy horns, a scaly body shaped like a deer, the hooves of a horse and the tail of a lion.

In Chinese mythology, the Qilin initially symbolized wisdom, and gradually developed into a creature that could bring sons with the talent to become high officials or scholars. A woman in the Qing Dynasty who hoped for industrious offspring owned a silver amulet depicting a mounted qilin, like this one.

Dimensions:

Length of the chain: 80 cm
Size of the Qilin: 6,5 x 7 cm
Weight: 89 gr

Reference: “Four centuries of silver” by Margaret Duda

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