A CELADON JADE HAIR ORNAMENT Ming Dynasty
Property from an English Private Collection Lots 366-394
A CELADON JADE HAIR ORNAMENT
Ming Dynasty
Carved to the upper surface with five coiled ribs, resting on a hollow, gently curved rectangular base, with circular apertures at each end, the pale stone with some faint russet and cloudy inclusions.
5.2cm (2 1/8in) long.
明 青玉束髮冠
The form of this ornament was intended to hold a top knot of hair, fastened with a pin through the apertures at either end. For an early example dating to the Song/Yuan Dynasty, see The British Museum, collection no. 2022,3034.208. A related hair ornament was sold in our New Bond Street rooms, 16 May 2019, lot 136.
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Property from an English Private Collection Lots 366-394
A CELADON JADE HAIR ORNAMENT
Ming Dynasty
Carved to the upper surface with five coiled ribs, resting on a hollow, gently curved rectangular base, with circular apertures at each end, the pale stone with some faint russet and cloudy inclusions.
5.2cm (2 1/8in) long.
明 青玉束髮冠
The form of this ornament was intended to hold a top knot of hair, fastened with a pin through the apertures at either end. For an early example dating to the Song/Yuan Dynasty, see The British Museum, collection no. 2022,3034.208. A related hair ornament was sold in our New Bond Street rooms, 16 May 2019, lot 136.
