Hair Ornament

Object Details

• Description

  Single-prong kingfisher-feather hairpin (zan 簪) in the shape of a lotus flower in a vase with dangles (bu yao 步摇), red stone center, and red-colored beads

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  Gifts to the Collection: 1987-2012 (June 23 to December 17, 2012)

  Worshipping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits (June 17 to September 9, 2001)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Jewelry and Ornament

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1920s, 1870s

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Animals, Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Birds

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Ornaments, Jewelry