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A PAIR OF GEMSTONE-INLAID GOLD HAIRPINS, ZAN
Late Ming/early Qing dynasty
Each single-tined hairpin decorated with bamboo stalk pattern to
the flattened shaft, branching into large filigree lotus blossoms and
buds inset with red cabochon rubies and sapphires interspersed
with lively leaves.
5 1/2in (14cm) long (2).
US$6,000 - 8,000
明末/清初 金纍絲嵌寶荷花簪一對
Gold hairpins with branched flowers and embellished with inset
gemstones were fashionable in the Ming and Qing dynasties. For
more examples, refer to Zhongguo Gudai Jinyin Shoushi, Yang
Zhishui (Beijing: Gugong, 2014), vol. 3, pp 812-818, and The
Golden China, Gold Artifacts of Ancient China, (Nanjing: Nanjing
Museum, 2013), p. 350, p. 360, and p. 362. Similar pair of earrings
is also published and illustrated in Art of the Chinese Goldsmith, The
Cheng Xun Tang Collection (Hong Kong: Art Museum, The Institute
of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University Hong Kong, 2007), Part
II, pp. 568-569, no. H27.
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