Caption

A button for a semi-official cap of an official between the seventh and ninth rank;, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China. A button composed of an opaque pink glass ball mounted on a pin with a dome decorated with rosettes; the ball is engraved with the character shou. Function: cap button for officials; materials: glass and metal. Height 6.0 cm; diameter 2.8 cm., A decorative object consisting of a smooth pink spherical element mounted on an ornate metallic base; the base is golden in color with a textured, beaded floral pattern and a round flat foot, and there is a small golden decorative collar at the top of the pink sphere; the scene has a pale gray background and a faint reflection of the object on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_126

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Rights managed

Available size

77.3Mb (522.6Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4501 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

A button semi-official cap official seventh ninth rank Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China button composed opaque pink glass ball mounted pin dome decorated rosettes ball engraved character shou Function cap button officials materials metal Height 6.0 cm diameter 2.8 cm decorative object consisting smooth pink spherical element mounted ornate metallic base base golden color textured beaded floral pattern round flat foot small golden decorative collar top pink sphere scene pale gray background faint reflection object surface .