Location:
Mezzanin: A New Perception – View on China
Mezzanin: A New Perception – View on China
Location:
Mezzanin: A New Perception – View on China
Mezzanin: A New Perception – View on China
Ornament for headdress
diancui shoushi 点翠首饰
Standort
Women of the Manchu wore headdresses made of netting fabric or black cloth, onto which this type of ornament was sewn. Han Chinese women also decorated their hair with ornaments of kingfisher feathers and beads.
Object data
Inv. No.
109917
Collection
Object Name
Ornament for headdress
Collection
Franz Ferdinand von Österreich-Este (1863 Graz - 1914 Sarajevo) - GND
Dated
before 1893
Period
Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), Guangxu Period (1875–1908)
Geography
Material
Fire-gilt metal, kingfisher feathers, seed beads, gemstones (including quartz, citrine, rose quartz, ruby, jade), paper, silk thread, selenite
