Finial from the emperor’s court hat, Ch’ing dynasty-China Archive

Image Number: K1D001765N000000000PDB
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Category: Miscellaneous objects
Function: Clothing and accessories
Material: Minerals/jade jewelry/pearls
Description:
Facing the crown top, the whole body is made of the hollow silk technique in metalworking. The top holds a big pearl, and the lower part is divided into three layers. The layers are separated by an East Pearl. Each layer is supported by four golden dragons. The golden dragon of the hemispherical base layer faces down, and the opening of the golden dragon of the upper two layers faces up. Each dragon is decorated with an East Pearl. According to the public opinion clothing system of the Qing Dynasty, this imperial crown was the crown of the emperor at that time, and was worn on the crown. In the early Republic of China, it was stored in the safe in the emperor’s bedroom, the Yangxin Hall, showing the Qing emperor’s love. In the Qing Dynasty, pearls produced in the rivers in the northeast were called the East Pearl, while in the Song and Jin Dynasties, they were called the North Pearl. Because the Northeast was the “land of dragon prosperity” of the Qing Dynasty, and paid special attention to the East Pearl River. Among the official costumes at that time, only the emperor, the crown prince, the crown prince, the prince, the prince, the prince, the princess, the belle, the shell