Caption

Headband, plant ornament, Chinese culture, Chinese art, Qing 1644–1911, head ornament, openwork inlaid with glass, semi-precious stones, river pearls and beads, 19th century, China, height 3.3 cm, diameter 12 cm, A decorative circular band with metallic surfaces in gold and silver tones sits on a pale gray background, featuring ornate edges with a repeating floral motif in gold along the top and bottom, a smooth silver-toned central panel, and an openwork interior in gold. A cluster of small three-dimensional leaf and fruit shapes in green, pale yellow, and muted brown is attached to one section, with additional small rounded bead-like accents in a pearly white nearby. The clasp area includes small rounded colored elements in green and pink set in gold, and the band displays subtle variations in sheen and surface texture across its metallic and enameled areas.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_285

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69.0Mb (951.9Kb) / 20.0in x 13.4in / 6000 x 4021 (300dpi)

Keywords

Headband plant ornament Chinese culture Chinese art Qing 1644–1911 head ornament openwork inlaid glass semi-precious stones river pearls beads 19th century China height 3.3 cm diameter 12 cm decorative circular band metallic surfaces gold silver tones sits pale gray background featuring ornate edges repeating floral motif top bottom smooth silver-toned central panel openwork interior cluster small three-dimensional leaf fruit shapes green pale yellow muted brown attached section additional small rounded bead- accents pearly white nearby clasp area includes small colored elements pink set band displays subtle variations sheen surface texture across metallic enameled areas.