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
47.
FIVE GOLD HAIR ORNAMENTS
Liao – Song Dynasty, A.D. 10th-13th Century
each long pin with a relief-moulded terminal, one pair with oval terminals each moulded with a phoenix, peony and pearl within a beaded border, another pair with oval terminals each moulded with a dragon and clouds, and a single pin surmounted by a double-sided gourd-form terminal with a long-tailed bird at the top, decorated in relief with a dragon on one side and a phoenix on the other side.
Length 2 1⁄2 to 3 1⁄2 inches (6.3 to 9 cm)
A group of three gold hair ornaments of this type are illustrated in line drawings by Zhu in Liao dai jinyinqi (Liao Dynasty Gold and Silver), Beijing, 1998, p. 174, no. 116.
Another group of similar gold hair ornaments from the Muwen Tang Collection is illustrated by Kwan in Chinese Gold Ornaments, Hong Kong, 2003, pp. 494-495, no. 336, attributed to the Ming dynasty.
遼 – 宋 金髮飾五件 長 6.3 至 9 厘米
