Title

Wooden hair chignon, Ming dynasty, China, probably after 1500, 1500-1644. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Wooden hair chignon, Ming dynasty, China, probably after 1500, 1500-1644. A small plain rectangular wooden hair chignon with sides pierced for ventillation and for a hairpin. Probably of nanmu (cedar) wood.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1500

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_459

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,9Mb (347,1Kb) / 9,4in x 7,4in / 2829 x 2213 (300dpi)

Keywords

fashion country China Chinese color colour dress ming location century hairstyle artefact dynasty Ming Dynasty artifact 16th century sixteenth century Museum of East Asian Art chignon object wood Unknown wood object