A CHINESE GOLD-MOUNTED WOOD RECTANGULAR 'PRUNUS' PENDANT

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Probably aloeswood, carved in openwork with blossoming prunus branches amidst bamboo, the plaque mounted in gold set with a bamboo-form loop for suspension, the metal inscribed to two sides with the characters you mei wei jue xiao yuan huang and jian zhu zhen cheng jun zi tang, the base marked Qianlong yu ti, the wood plaque 7cm, 74g overall.