Caption

Button for a semi-official cap of a fourth-ranking official, gift, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, officials, emblems. Button composed of a blue-navy glass ball mounted on a pin with a dome decorated with rosettes. 19th century, China. Jewelry, clothing; height 6.6 cm, diameter 3.1 cm., A decorative object consisting of a deep blue spherical element mounted on an ornate gold-toned base, topped with a small gold-toned floral knob; the blue sphere is smooth and glossy, the base is richly textured with clustered bead- and flower-like details, and the surfaces show reflections on the white background with visible colors of blue and gold.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_122

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Rights managed

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77.3Mb (452.5Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4501 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Button semi-official cap fourth-ranking official gift Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 officials emblems Button composed blue-navy glass ball mounted pin dome decorated rosettes 19th century China Jewelry clothing height 6.6 cm diameter 3.1 cm decorative object consisting deep blue spherical element mounted ornate gold-toned base topped small gold-toned floral knob blue sphere smooth glossy base richly textured clustered bead- flower- details surfaces reflections white background visible colors gold.