16 septembre 2020

Lot 321. A gold hairpin with flower decoration, tongzan, 12th-14th century; 8 3/4in (22.2cm) long. Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 (€ 6,700 - 10,000). © Bonhams 2001-2020.  Worked in beaten gold sheet folded into a hollowed, slightly tapering shaft, the upper section with repoussé flowers and leaves between two key-fret bands, crowned with a flower head top further decorated with raised leafy blossoms.  Note : Compare a gold nail-form hairpin with floral design and dated to the Southern Song dynasty, illustrated in Chinese Gold... [Lire la suite]

Lot 320. A gold 'dragon' hairpin, chai, Yuan dynasty; 6 1/2in (16.5cm) long. Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 (€ 2,500 - 4,200). © Bonhams 2001-2020.  The two-tined hairpin gently curved, cast and chased to the upper portions with two confronting dragons joined by a flower head, the prongs rendered thin and flat.  Note : In Chinese Gold Ornaments (Hong Kong: Muwen Tang Fine Art Publication Ltd., 2003), Simon Kwan and Sun Ji discuss the curving finishing seen on hairpins during the Yuan and early Ming dynasties, as well as the gold... [Lire la suite]

Lot 319. A gold flower hairpin, zan, Ming dynasty; 5 3/4in (14.7cm) long. Estimate US$ 2,500 - 3,500 (€ 2,100 - 2,900). © Bonhams 2001-2020.  The tapering shaft with subtly beveled top and decorated with incised lotuses to the upper section, supporting a slightly tilted neck encircled by thin rings below an angled flower head and three sensitively rendered leaves.  Note : There are many different terms for hairpins in Chinese depending on the design, and how and where they are used for. Broadly, hairpins can be... [Lire la suite]