Floral hairpin with kingfisher feather and a pearl, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Image Number: K1D008587N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Miscellaneous objects
- Function: Dress accessories
- Material: Mineral/Jade Jewelry/
- Description:
The silver plated gold hairpin, with its head as a butterfly flying on the green leaf pattern, is made of several strands of metal wire connected to a thin collar, and is surrounded by beads and emeralds, which is gorgeous and colorful. The butterfly on the top of the hairpin takes the silk as its seat, and the front end of the hairpin takes the long silk as its antenna. When wearing it, it trembles and sways with people. The round shallow brackets on the butterfly body and the front and back wings are inlaid with a small pearl respectively, and are decorated along the wings with green dots. Several pearl flowers are carved into petal shape with pink tourmaline. The silk pistil seat is decorated with small pearls as the flower center, and several jade leaves are decorated. The three large patches of Diancui hammer on the background have clear veins. The front is decorated with light blue cui feathers, and the back is decorated with dark blue cui feathers. Some pearl flowers and green dots fall off incompletely.
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