Gold inlaid east bead earrings

[Gold inlaid east bead earrings]

Gold inlaid east bead earrings, clear, a pair, 2.3 cm long
The earrings are made of gold, inlaid with three east pearls, which are bright, clean, moist and plump
The earrings are simple and generous, and are used by the Empress of the Qing Dynasty
The Qing court called the pearls produced in the Songhua River valley in the northeast, the place where Manchu people are thriving, “Dongzhu”, and regarded them as the highest grade jewelry. Those with translucent surface luster, solid and dignified texture, round shape and large particles with extraordinary color are considered as top grade
There have been records of women wearing earrings in China since the Han Dynasty, which are made of precious materials such as gold, jade, pearls and gemstones. The empresses of the Qing Dynasty wore earrings with different levels of status. When wearing the court uniform, the empresses wore earrings with three eastern pearls, and the concubines wore earrings with a pair of pearls. They were usually casual.