[Silver-plated emerald beaded tassels]
Silver-plated emerald beaded tassels, Qing Dynasty, a pair, 27.5 cm in length, and 20 cm in length
The tassel is made of silver braze and three strings of pearls. The top of the silver braze is decorated with silver-plated emerald cloud bat patterns, and the two ends are inlaid with rubies. The cloud bat has holes and rings connected with three strings of pearls. There are 34 pearls in each of the three strings, a total of 102 pearls. Each string of pearls has two happy character beads made of coral, and the lower end of the beads has a ruby drop angle. The two tie cards connect three strings of pearls. The tie cards are made of silver-plated points of emerald cloud bat pattern, and each end is embedded with a piece of ruby
Tassels are the jewelry of empresses in the Qing Dynasty, commonly known as “picky”, belonging to the category of “step shake”. Every time the empress and empress in the palace get married or celebrate, the empress and concubine should wear tassels on her head.