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A pair of fine Chinese gold filigree 'Dragon-head' hairpins
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A pair of fine Chinese gold filigree 'Dragon-head' hairpins
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A pair of fine Chinese gold filigree 'Dragon-head' hairpins, Qing Dynasty, the head of each in the form of a dynamic dragon rendered in intricate pierced work and delicate wiring, its hollowed, elongated body serving as the pin, executed in a repetitive openwork pattern, 10.8cm long, weight 11 grams in totalProvenance:Private CollectionPurchased from K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, 13th March 2007Openwork 'dragon' hairpins with a hollowed shaft have been fashionable since the 12th century in China. Compare with a very similar Song-Dynasty example at the Shanghai Museum excavated from the Tan Bolong tomb, Yuepu Town, Baoshan District in Shanghai in 1978. This hairpin style is known as tongzan. For further discussion and illustrated examples of this type, refer to Zhongguo Gudai Jinyin Shoushi, Yang Zhishui (Beijing: Gugong, 2014), vol. 3, pp. 828-829. Compare also, related examples in Celestial Creations, Art of the Chinese Goldsmith, The Cheng Xun Tang Collection Part 11 (Art Museum, The Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University, Hong Kong. 2007), pp. 572-573, no. H29, and in Collection of Beijing Capital Museum (Beijing 2004), pl. 272.清 金累絲龍首氣通簪一對（克重11g）拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，2007年3月12日購自香港繼遠美術
minor blackish discolouration to the surfacethe original inlaid on the tray missing
minor blackish discolouration to the surfacethe original inlaid on the tray missing