A rare inscribed white jade 'chilong' hairpin, Ming Dynasty | 明 白玉螭龍紋髪簪 及 清十九世紀 白玉髪簪三件, A rare inscribed white jade 'chilong' hairpin, Ming Dynasty | 明 白玉螭龍紋髪簪 及 清十九世紀 白玉髪簪三件

Formerly in the Collection of Dr. David Ho (1911-1986)
A rare inscribed white jade 'chilong' hairpin
Ming Dynasty
明 白玉螭龍紋髪簪 及 清十九世紀 白玉髪簪三件

of tapering cylindrical form, gently curving at its upper end towards a hemispherical knob, the lower end with a rounded tip, the shaft finely carved with a sinuous chilong and worked with an inscription reading yan nian junzi, wen qi ru yu; together with three plain white jade hairpins, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
銘文：言念君子，溫其如玉
(4)
Length 9.7 cm, 3¾ in.

Condition Report:
All four hairpins in overall very good condition.

中文內容僅供參考，請以英文原版為準。品相良好。