λ AN ELABORATE CHINESE GILT METAL AND KINGFISHER FEATHER HEADDRESS QING DYNASTY An openwork...
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λ AN ELABORATE CHINESE GILT METAL AND KINGFISHER FEATHER HEADDRESS
QING DYNASTY
An openwork foliate band supporting a row of phoenix, each with a beaded tassel suspended from its mouth, with six Chinese characters reading yi pin gao ming fu in (for the wife of a top ranking official), mounted on mirrored roundels above and divided by nine small models of standing figures, all surmounted by two dragons contesting a central flaming pearl of wisdom, a green and pink silk tassel suspended from endless knots to each side, a modern perspex stand, 33.5cm wide. (2)
Provenance: a private collection, London.
《一品誥命夫人》
來源:倫敦私人收藏