Title

Gold filigree headdress fitting, Ming Dynasty, China, c1368-c1644. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Gold filigree headdress fitting in shape of a phoenix with ruby inlay, Ming Dynasty, China, c1368-c1644. A gold filigree fitting for a noblewoman's headdress in the shape of a phoenix. The crown of the head of the phoenix is inlaid with a ruby.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1368

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B72_221

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (616,9Kb) / 8,0in x 8,8in / 2388 x 2630 (300dpi)

Keywords

country China Chinese headdress color colour ornate ming location century ruby crown dynasty Ming Dynasty concept Phoenix mythology headgear 17th century filigree mythical creature 14th century 16th century Fourteenth Century sixteenth century seventeenth century 15th century Museum of East Asian Art fifteenth century mythical beast object Unknown gold gold object