Part of court necklace of yellow tourmaline beads with a long drop extension, bei yuan, that hung down the wearer's back. A cotton cord of segmented white, pale blue, dark blue and red interspersed with two gilt metal coins. At the centre point is a large jade gourd, fo tou ta, off which hangs a yellow woven strap with an ovoid jade pendant in the middle, and a teardrop-shaped jade with a gold mount at the bottom.
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