Jade flower comb back

[Jade flower comb back]

Jade flower comb back, Tang Dynasty, 13.8 cm long, 4.8 cm wide, 0.2 cm thick
It is made of comb-backed white jade, in sheet shape, with the same decorative patterns on both sides. Each side of the frame is embossed with a light relief pattern, with three flowers in the middle. The flowers are set off by multiple layers of leaves. The leaves are wide and thick, and the edges are decorated with thin overcast lines
This comb back is a decoration embedded in the comb. The combs used by women in the Tang Dynasty were very delicate and varied in texture, either silver or wood. The combs were often inlaid with ornaments. At present, most of the jade comb backs found are works of the Tang Dynasty. The flowers and leaves on the back of this comb are of strange shape, the flower heart is as big as a bud, and the end of the side leaves under the flower is rolled back, which is a manifestation of the influence of Central Asian plastic arts.