Hairpin with tourmaline, jadeite, and pearls in the form of butterfly, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Image Number: K1D002990N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Miscellaneous objects
- Archival dimension: 全長約22公分 寬10公分
- Function: Clothing and accessories
- Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
- Description:
Jade butterfly silver plated gold hairpin. The wings are decorated with veins with Yin lines, the face is inlaid with pink tourmaline, small pearls and colored stones, and the butterfly body is bound with a long pink tourmaline with a metal wire loop. There are two pairs of tentacles on the hairpin head. One is made of two long strips, each decorated with a pearl, and the other is wrapped with wire. Plain collars.
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