J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Silver and Gold in Ancient China
March 16 – April 14, 2012
48.
A CUT GOLD HAIR ORNAMENT
Liao – Song Dynasty, A.D. 10th-13th Century
with terminal in the form of a four-tiered bloom with slender pointed petals radiating from a coiled-wire ring and small bead in the center, surrounded by six large openwork petals, each with coiled wire and flat-cut border, all soldered onto a flat-shafted pin.
Length 3 3⁄8 inches (8.6 cm)
Compare the group of similar gold foliate hairpins in the form of stylized flowers, attributed to the Liao dynasty, illustrated by White, Bunker, and Chen in the catalogue of exhibition, Adornment for Eternity: Status and Rank in Chinese Ornament, Denver, 1994, p. 163, no. 76.
A group of similar gold hairpins is illustrated in a line drawing by Zhu in Liao dai jinyinqi (Liao Dynasty Gold and Silver), Beijing, 1998, p. 173, no. 115. Compare also the group of gold foliate hairpins of this type in the Muwen Tang Collection, illustrated by Kwan in Chinese Gold Ornaments, Hong Kong, 2003, pp. 496-497, attributed to the Ming dynasty.
遼 – 宋 花形金飾 長 8.6 厘米
48.
A CUT GOLD HAIR ORNAMENT
Liao – Song Dynasty, A.D. 10th-13th Century
Length 3 3⁄8 inches (8.6 cm)