[Silver gilded butterfly hairpin with jewels]
Silver gilded butterfly hairpin with jewels, clear, 18 cm long, 4.5 cm wide at most
Gold plated silver hairpin, single needle. The handle of the hairpin is decorated with butterflies. The butterfly’s body is supported by silver gilded silk, its head is inlaid with a ruby, its wings are inlaid with gold, and two rubies and two pale pink tourmalines are inlaid on it. Butterfly whiskers are embedded with one pearl
This zan hairpin is vivid in shape, exquisite in craftsmanship, and the colorful butterflies dance like dancing, and the “butterfly” and “octogenarian” are homophonic, which is a symbol of prolonging life.
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