Pair of kingfisher-feather openwork fingernail guards with pearl-and-gemstone decoration in the form of cracked ice and plum blossoms, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Image Number: K1D003607N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Miscellaneous objects
- Function: Bracelet
- Material: Minerals/Metals/
- Description:
In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, more royal aristocratic women wore long fingertips to show the beauty of jade fingers and green onions, and decorated them with various nail covers. The tapered casing made of gold, silver, tortoise shell, etc., is made of fine craftsmanship, elegant and colorful. This work is in an arched shape, tapering from the base to the fingertip, with hollow ice plum patterns and green ice patterns. The plum petals are decorated with white rice beads, the pistils are decorated with red beads, the base backpack is retractable, and the back is empty.
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