Sujet
Lychee-flesh white jade hair chignon and pin, Northern Song-Ming dynasty, China, 960-1644. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Lychee-flesh white jade hair chignon and pin, Northern Song-Ming dynasty, China, 960-1644. A chignon of fine lychee-flesh jade. The sides are pierced for pin and for circulation of air, the rest is plain but unusually a flap extends at the rear. Fine quality jade of this prized lychee-flesh colour was available during most of the Northern Song period particularly from 951-1028, but thereafter was available less and less and ceased to be available altogether in the Ming after Emperor Xuande. The pin dates from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
960e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B73_007
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,9Mo (425,8Ko) / 24,0cm x 18,8cm / 2832 x 2215 (300dpi)