[assorted comb with gold Kui dragon and phoenix ivory]
assorted comb with gold Kui dragon and phoenix ivory, Qing Dynasty, box length 33 cm, width 31 cm. The old collection of the Qing Palace
This set of combs looks like dentin, including 8 combs, 2 combs, 2 purses, 2 long brushes, 2 flat needles, 2 rouge sticks, 2 eyebrow brushes, 2 square brushes and 2 short brushes. The back of the comber and the brush handle are painted with gold flowers or colored painting techniques, with patterns such as Kui dragon and phoenix, rolling grass flowers, etc
This set of ivory assorted combs with golden Kui dragon and phoenix is the best of the combs in the Qing Dynasty. It can be used to comb hair, beard and face makeup. The combs used by the Emperors and Emperors of the Qing Dynasty are mainly ivory and boxwood, and a small amount of tortoiseshell, jujube wood and chemical combs of the late Qing Dynasty. The ivory comb comes from Guangdong, which is refined in ivory technology.
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