Description
A RARE CHINESE QUIVER (JEBELE), QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY with tooled leather body with reinforced borders, the front with a pair of criss-crossed straps, applied with pierced and chased gilt copper-alloy mounts decorated with characters including symbols of longevity (central boss missing), the borders studded with flowerhead washers, and hinged inner portion with three folded pockets (light wear), 33.5 cm A similar quiver is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds, see Bennett, 2018, p.51.
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A RARE CHINESE QUIVER (JEBELE), QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENT
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