Caption

Fragment of a female head ornament, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Materials: kingfisher feather and other jewelry materials. Motifs: phoenixes and ornamental designs. Function: female head ornament/jewelry. Dimensions: height 7.0 cm, width 4.4 cm. Creator: unknown., The image shows an ornate decorative object with a predominantly gold surface accented by areas of blue and turquoise enamel and several white pearls; there is a central oval cabochon in deep blue set in a textured gold bezel, a smaller rounded stone in red surrounded by gold petal shapes, and stylized gold floral and leaf forms extending outward; ribbon-like bands in blue and turquoise weave through the design, and there are several curved gold filigree elements and scrolls, all presented against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_307

License type

Rights managed

Available size

69.5Mb (2.4Mb) / 20.0in x 13.5in / 6000 x 4047 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment female head ornament Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Materials kingfisher feather jewelry materials Motifs phoenixes ornamental designs Function jewelry Dimensions height 7.0 cm width 4.4 cm Creator unknown image ornate decorative object predominantly gold surface accented areas blue turquoise enamel several white pearls central oval cabochon deep blue set textured gold bezel smaller rounded stone red surrounded gold petal shapes stylized gold floral leaf forms extending outward ribbon- bands turquoise weave design several curved gold filigree elements scrolls presented neutral gray background.