Dublin Core
Title
Jade: ornament
Description
One cylindrical white jade ornament. Upper end terminates in carved bracket pierced with small hole. Red silk tassel threaded through; secured with a circlet of small pearls. Bottom end presents small hole pierced part way through longitudinal axis. Used for holding the peacock plume of a high Manchu official.
Source
Rewi Alley
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Museum Ac. No.
C1960.43
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Collection
Citation
“Jade: ornament,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed December 22, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/581.