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Title
Jade: hair ornament
Description
One rectangular white mutton fat jade hair ornament with a slightly convex sagittal cross-section. Obverse presents carved and incised serpentine botantical design bounded at one end by a butterfly and at the other end by a ruyi fungal pattern. Design pierces jade at many points. Reverse of ornament presents rectangular silver-metallic wire mounting and hinged pin. Pin locking mechanism is broken.
Source
Rewi Alley
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
58.04x17.92x9.30 (l x w x h)
Museum Ac. No.
C1956.530
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Collection
Citation
“Jade: hair ornament,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed May 16, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/1130.