Caption

Button for a semi-official cap of a third-ranking official, blue glass ball mounted on a pin with a dome decorated with rosettes, 19th century Qing China, Chinese art; officials' emblem; jewelry/clothing accessory; height 6.6 cm, diameter 3.1 cm., A decorative object with a transparent blue spherical element mounted on an ornate metallic base is shown against a pale background; the blue sphere is glossy and reflects light, with a visible central rod running through it, and the metallic base and small top finial are detailed with clustered bead-like embellishments and filigree work in a gold tone, casting a soft reflection on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_120

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.3Mb (488.8Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4501 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Button semi-official cap third-ranking official blue glass ball mounted pin dome decorated rosettes 19th century Qing China Chinese art officials emblem jewelry clothing accessory height 6.6 cm diameter 3.1 cm decorative object transparent blue spherical element mounted ornate metallic base shown pale background blue sphere glossy reflects light visible central rod running metallic base small top finial detailed clustered bead- embellishments filigree work gold tone casting soft reflection surface .