hairpin

Lot 771. A glass-inlaid gold hairpin, Song-Ming dynasty (AD 960-1644); 5 1⁄4 in. (13.5 cm.) long, cloth box. Price realised USD 27,720 (Estimate USD 8,000 – USD 12,000). © Christie's 2022 The hairpin has a delicate openwork design of floral scroll, and is inset on one end with a rectangular plaque decorated with a bird in gold wire and further inlaid with glass, all enclosed within the border of scroll design. Together with a U-shaped end of a gold hairpin, Song-Ming dynasty,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 339. A gold and amber hairpin, baotoulian zan, 18th-19th century; 6 5/8in (16.8cm) long overall. Sold for US$ 4,450 (€ 3,790). © Bonhams 2001-2020 The slender needle-shaped shaft topped with a carved amber finger citron held by layered ruyi collars and floral design finely worked in filigree technique, all above an open lotus.. Note : A group of similarly designed hairpins has been identified and the applied design is described as baoshi baotoulian. They belong to the zan hairpin... [Lire la suite]

Lot 330. Two-tined hairpins chai: Tang-Song dynasty & One-tined hairpin zan: Qing dynasty; 3 3/4, 3 5/8, and 3 5/8in (9.5, 9.2, and 9.2cm) long (3). Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€ 2,500 - 4,200). © Bonhams 2001-2020 Including a two-tined hairpin split to the top into an arched, double saddle-form head rendered from a thin gold sheet, and two similar one-tined hairpins, each of slender tapering form, the top of the shaft slightly angled to a tripartite floral design. Bonhams. Elegant... [Lire la suite]

Lot 527. A pair of parcel-gilt silver hairpins, Tang dynasty (618-907). Each 13 1/8 in. (33.2 cm.) long, total weight 42.8 g. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019. The openwork head of each hammered silver, double-pronged hairpin has a fine openwork design of a lion facing a small bird perched on top of a large feathered plume surrounded by scrolling tendrils, leather box. Provenance: Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1954.Sotheby's... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1292. A rare gold funerary mask, Liao dynasty (907-1125); 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, Wt. 103.3 g. Estimate USD 100,000 - USD 150,000. Price realised USD 146,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010. Worked from thin gold sheet, with a decorative border stamped at the outer edge, the sheet crimped over the mouth, the nose, ears, eyes and brows which are incised with hair markings, as is a mustache above the mouth, with creases and wrinkles in the gold, the stamped design of the border also seen on two 'ribbons' attached to the... [Lire la suite]

HONG KONG - The research project “Ancient Chinese Gold Techniques” is a collaborative effort of Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics Protection, the Master Studio of Chow Tai Fook, and the Conservation Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong, for the first time to use interdisciplinary research methods to reconstruct several major ancient goldsmithing techniques and the history of the development. Golden Techniques: Art of the Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Anonymous court painter, Portrait of Emperor Yongzheng in his study. Ink and colour on silk. Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period. Ht. 171.3 cm Wi. 156.5 cm.© The Palace Museum. TORONTO.- The Royal Ontario Museum unveiled The Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China’s Emperors, presented by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation with Manulife as Lead Sponsor. The exhibition is on display in the Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall from Saturday, March 8 until Monday, September 1, 2014. Presented in collaboration with Beijing’s Palace Museum,... [Lire la suite]

Gold Hairpin with a Butterfly-shaped Finial in Filigree, Early Qing period. National Palace Museum Collection. Gold, rubies, sapphires, turquoise, Oriental Pearls, and kingfisher feathers. Overall length: 17.3 cm, width: 8.5 cm

Gilt Hairpin with Design of Squirrels and Grapes, Middle Qing period. National Palace Museum Collection. Gilt silver, Oriental Pearls, ruby, sapphire, tourmaline, green jadeite, and kingfisher feathers. Length: 21.5 cm, width: 8.7 cm

Two hardstone-inlaid silver floral hairpins, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Photo: Sothebys. the first a flowering potted plant, the second a spray of chrysanthemum, each inset with jadeite, rose quartz and seed pearls (2). Length of larger 7 5/8  in., 19.4 cm. Estimation 5,000 — 7,000 USD  Provenance: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, 10th February 1979, lot 216.  Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 17 sept. 2013 -http://www.sothebys.com/