Coral mother-of-pearl inlaid with rice beads

[Rice pearl coral mother-of-pearl]

Rice pearl coral mother-of-pearl, clear, 18 cm high, 18 cm in diameter, 27.5 cm wide and 20 cm long at the top. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The mother-of-pearl flowers in the mother-of-pearl are all made of gold pieces with a cloud shape as the bottom, and on it are used as decorations. On the gold sheet, small rice beads are strung into the shape of a long knot, and on the long knot, small red precious coral beads are strung into the shape of “longevity”. The plate is often knotted, which symbolizes eternity. It is combined with the word “longevity” to take the auspicious meaning of longevity
mother-of-pearl, called in Manchu“ š o š On i weren “, a headdress unique to Manchu women, is woven with iron wire and velvet, and is covered on the bun when used. The mother-of-pearl is decorated with a variety of mother-of-pearl flowers, which are removable. Users can change the mother-of-pearl flowers on the mother-of-pearl according to their personal preferences and popular style changes. The mother-of-pearl can be divided into half mother-of-pearl, full mother-of-pearl and phoenix mother-of-pearl according to the number and style of the mother-of-pearl flowers, which have different uses. This mother-of-pearl device has only a few mother-of-pearl flowers. It belongs to half-mother-of-pearl and is used for daily informal occasions.